Re: Question about directory ownership

2013-06-20 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 19 June 2013, Anthony sent: > The problem is, of course, I've denied root login but don't have > sufficient privs to login and transfer files under my username. Sounds like an underlying problem, here, of understanding the filesystem, more than just having a problem with Apa

Re: Question about directory ownership (SOLVED)

2013-06-20 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Thu, 2013-06-20 at 14:30 +0100, Ian Malone wrote: > On 20 June 2013 04:42, Anthony wrote: > > On 06/19/2013 10:19 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> > >> > >> Am 20.06.2013 05:17, schrieb Anthony: > >>> How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new > >>> apache server and need to t

Re: Question about directory ownership

2013-06-20 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 20.06.2013 05:17, schrieb Anthony: > How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new apache > server and need to transfer files to /var/www/html. The problem is, of > course, I've denied root login but don't have sufficient privs to > login and transfer files under my username.

Re: Question about directory ownership (SOLVED)

2013-06-20 Thread Ian Malone
On 20 June 2013 04:42, Anthony wrote: > On 06/19/2013 10:19 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: >> >> >> Am 20.06.2013 05:17, schrieb Anthony: >>> How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new >>> apache server and need to transfer files to /var/www/html. The >>> problem is, of course, I've

Re: Question about directory ownership (SOLVED)

2013-06-20 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 19 June 2013, Anthony sent: > In my case, it looked like root was one of the owners of the directory > but apache wasn't. That's the usual approach. It means that, by default, nobody can mess with your webserver files (local users, nor strangers over the WWW), unless they h

Re: Question about directory ownership

2013-06-19 Thread T.C. Hollingsworth
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Anthony wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new apache > server and need to transfer files to /var/www/html. The problem is, of > course, I've denied root login but don't have sufficient privs to > login and trans

Re: Question about directory ownership (SOLVED)

2013-06-19 Thread Anthony
On 06/19/2013 10:19 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 20.06.2013 05:17, schrieb Anthony: >> How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new >> apache server and need to transfer files to /var/www/html. The >> problem is, of course, I've denied root login but don't have >> sufficien

Re: Question about directory ownership

2013-06-19 Thread Marvin Kosmal
HI Is this your box? Or it belongs to some service? You need to be owner or group... How you do that depends on who you are. Marvin On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Anthony wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new apach

Question about directory ownership

2013-06-19 Thread Anthony
Hello Everyone, How do I add myself as co-owner of a directory? I set up a new apache server and need to transfer files to /var/www/html. The problem is, of course, I've denied root login but don't have sufficient privs to login and transfer files under my username. How can I fix this? Thanks, A