Re: [cobalt-users] [Raq3] File permissions- rejected from admin - MORE

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

 "Patrick Beart" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> RE: I've noticed that I can't change file permissions (CHMOD) via FTP 
> anymore, even as "admin". I get the following message:
> "Server Response:  CHMOD not allowed on <file name>"
> ******* Telnet session *********
> [admin@tesla cgi-bin]$ pwd
> /home/sites/site21/web/cgi-bin

Try inserting:
su -
password
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[root@tesla /root]# cd  /home/sites/site21/web/cgi-bin
[root@tesla /root]# ls -l

> [admin@tesla cgi-bin]$ ls -l
> total 42
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21       3482 Aug 29 13:35 MunicaMsg.pm
> drwxr-sr-x   3 jchretie site21       1024 Aug 29 12:57 Scripts
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21       9471 Aug 29 13:34 Validator.pm
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21       2059 Aug 29 13:39 comments_form.cgi
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21       2293 Aug 29 13:39 enter_form.cgi
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21      16890 Aug 29 13:34 municacgi.cgi
> -rw-r--r--   1 jchretie site21       2246 Aug 29 13:39 wed_party_form.cgi

[root@tesla cgi-bin]# chmod 755 comments_form.cgi

> [admin@tesla cgi-bin]$ chmod 755 comments_form.cgi
> chmod: comments_form.cgi: Operation not permitted

> 
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