Re: [cobalt-developers] Can't overwrite file... but deleting works. why?

["Gerald Waugh" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Dico Reyers wrote:
> > When I FTP in one of my sites using the specific Site
Manager ftp
> > information I am unable to upload (overwrite) a file
that is already in
> > that directory.  I get a permission denied message.
However, if I just
> > delete that file I am then able to upload a new version
of it.  Why can't I
> > just upload a file to overwrite the existing one?
>
> Sounds like an ownership problem. My experience: if the
server admin
> originally uploads a file, the file is owned by the server
admin
> userName. The site admin userName cannot overwrite, edit,
or chmod that
> file unless the owner gave broader permissions than the
default.
> However, the site admin userName can delete the file.
Check your file
> ownership, hopefully that's where your problem is.
>
If he can delete the file the ownership must be OK, but it
may
be possible the no one has write rights. chmod 555???
Gerald