on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 08:03:45AM -0800, Jeffrey W. Pearson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Im running Apache on Debian and hosting a site for a friend. He needed > the ability to ftp files directly onto the server. So what I did was > to add him as a user and mapped the web sites' directory to his home > directory. Now when he modifies or adds a new file and tries to view > it, he gets an error saying he is forbidden from viewing it in his > browser. I know its a permissions thing but not sure what to > tweak...... > > Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Please set your mailer/editor linewrap to 68-75 characters. I strongly recommend 72 as a good default. Thank you. He needs to set permissions (or you need to set file mask) on the directory to ensure world read permissions on his website files. "chmod 0644" will do this. Most FTP clients support this operation. Better for you: install ftp-ssl, or have your friend use sftp, ssh, or rsync-over-ssh, if possible. The last is especially neat over a slow link, as it only transfers the parts of files that have changed, for files that have changed. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? I managed to love simultaneously -- and this is not easy -- women and justice. -- Albert Camus, _The Fall_
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