Re: [cobalt-users] [raq4] FTP - Admin user denied ?!!?

["Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well the best advice i can give you is log on as admin and su -

Enter your admin password again. If it lets you log on then you have root
access. If you gain root access you can change the file permissions back to
original, you can also change the owner permissions if needed.

That is a solution if the user "admin" that you are logging in as can no
longer change file permissions, the only user that should supercede "admin"
should be "root".

Is this what you are looking for?

If it is and you are unsure how to do this, hire an expert because you can
really screw up your server when you are logged in as "root".

Also, if this is on the right track there is no quick fix to your problem if
that is what your looking for.

I take no offense to anything posted here, but the people that respond to
you do so genuinely and wether or not your problem is solved they deserve
your respect for TRYING. This is a users list for cobalt products where
other users try to help eachother out. I would also suggest that you check
out he cobalt-security archives cause it sounds like you got security issues
that need to be resolved.

Regards,

Bob Cruz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kai Deecke" <go@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] [raq4] FTP - Admin user denied ?!!?


> I haven't read all your previous post, but...
>
> 1) If you don't know how to get access to ALL the site ANYTIME then you
> really shouldn't have that power.
>
> * I know how Bob, that's my problem. Up until a few days ago I could log
> into ftp as "admin" and have access to ALL sites. That's the only thing I
> do. I am not the admin. I HAVE an administrator however he's on holidays.
>
> 2) You probably didn't get the answer for what your looking for cause your
> asking a very generic question and need to be more specific.
>
> * My original question was very specific. The question is... " Up until a
> few days ago, I could log into ftp as "admin" and be able to view, delete,
> copy, make, etc however NOW.... I have no permission to do so.
>
> 3) If you log on as "admin" meaning the SERVER admin NOT a site admin, you
> will have priveleges to all files in all the sites EXCEPT the ones owned
by
> ROOT. What this means is that if someone logged on as root and ftp'ed
files
> or changed the owner permission you will not be able to write, read, or
> execute the file depending on its permissions. But I get the feeling you
> have no idea what I just said.
>
> * Clear as crystal. We only use root where necessary.
> [admin sites]$ ls -la
> total 31
> drwxrwsr-x   6 nobody   site1        1024 Nov 16  2001 site1
> drwxrwsr-x   6 nobody   site10       1024 Dec 12  2001 site10
> etc.
>
> HOWEVER.... The shortcuts are owned by root:
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           18 Sep 29  2001 somedomain.com ->
> /home/sites/site18
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           18 Oct 19  2001
> someotherdomain.com -> /home/sites/site26
>
> 4) You really want us to recommend someone to help you after you put us
down
> like that?
> * "None of what people have posted rectifies my problem." - It wasn't
meant
> to offend. It's an emotive expression of frustration because you guys go a
> bull at a gate giving me alternatives to what I WAS doing.. instead of
> addressing the problem at hand.
>
> 5) This relates to point 1 if you have to HIRE an EXPERT you really should
> think twice about being the server admin.
>
> * I have an expert. He's on holidays.
>
> You can contact me off list and I will be happy to give you more FREE
> advice.