Can't CHMOD from FTP Tool
I have a VPS account with root access. I'm used to being able to set file permissions using my FTP client. However, on this VPS account, my hosting provider has somehow disabled me from being able to set 777 rights on some folders and on some files.
I have root access so is there any way I can configure my vps account to allow me to use my FTP tool to change file permissions to what ever I want?
RalphF
JeevesBond posted this at 13:07 — 12th March 2008.
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Are you logging-in to your VPS FTP using the root account? If not, it could be that the files you're trying to CHMOD were created by the root user and the FTP user is not allowed to change them.
Have you tried SSH-ing into the server and looking in the configuration file for your FTP server? See if the file:
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.confexists. Usually the configuration files have copious notes included on what the settings do. There should achmod_enablesetting in there you can change.If you get stuck, let us know where you are and we'll talk you through it.
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