Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ3] latest Updates - fix

[George Zimmerman <gz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Newbie with RaQ4,,,so how do I log on? su -...then what?
thanks
George Zimmerman

Lennie Core wrote:

> I did the same thing.... Just reverse the location of the two
> statements... It works like a champ then..
>
> Like this:
>
> # Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.
> <Directory />
>    AllowOverwrite                on
> </Directory>
>
> # Restore file permissions capability to site administrator
> <Global>
>    AllowChmod                    on
> </Global>
>
> Lennie
>
> At 4:43 PM +0100 8/30/00, Sales - Way to the Web wrote:
> >The following is a cross-post from the [cobalt-developers] list in relation
> >to the recently released RaQ3 All System 3.0.1-6449 Cobalt patch which
> >upgrades proftpd.
> >
> >Installing this patch will completely disable the ability to CHMOD files via
> >FTP on ALL your virtual sites. I have determined a fix which is detailed
> >below:          (...snip...)
> >
> >edit your /etc/proftpd.conf (make a backup copy first!) and add the
> >following after the lines that set User and Group to nobody:
> >
> ><Global>
> >         AllowChmod              on
> ></Global>
> >
> >Now restart inetd:
> >etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart
>
>         This is GREAT!   ... however, it didn't work for me.    : (
>
>         I did exactly what Jonathan indicated, and I still get the
> message (as "admin" via FTP):
>                 "Operation not permitted..."
>
>         Here's the output of my Telnet session (in part):
>
> ********
>
> # Set the user and group that the server normally runs at.
> User                            nobody
> Group                           nobody
>
> # Restore file permissions capability to site administrator
> <Global>
>    AllowChmod                    on
> </Global>
>
> # Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.
> <Directory />
>    AllowOverwrite                on
> </Directory>
>
> ************* and *********
>
> [root@tesla /etc]# pwd
> /etc
> [root@tesla /etc]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart
> Stopping INET services: inetd ok
> Starting INET services:  inetd
> [root@tesla /etc]# exit
> exit
> [admin@tesla admin]$
>
> ****************
>
>         This really blows!  Anybody know what I did wrong or need to fix?
>
> Patrick Beart
>
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