Re: chmod difficulties...

["M. Sokolewicz" <tularis@xxxxxxx>]

you can have apache SU to a user with enough permissions to do what you 
are trying :)

(passthru('SU ...'))

Scott Fletcher wrote:
> Hi, I'm using the AIX or UNIX system...  When I tried the ...
>
> --snip--
> passthru('chmod -R a+rw ../WebHelp/* 2>&1');
> --snip--
>
> I get an error message, "Operation Is Not Permitted"..  So, I tried other
> option...
>
> --snip--
> chmod("../WebHelp/", 0755);
> --snip--
>
> I get an error message, "Warning: chmod(): Not owner in <<filepath>> on line
> 13"..
>
> Problem here is that Apache use hte account, "nobody" and is used as "other"
> when it come to file permission.  (Not the "file owner" or "group")...  The
> rest of the website files are in a different user account and have different
> ownership:group...
>
> Does anyone encountered this situation and does anyone every have a
> workaround to it to your knowledge??
>
> Thanks,
>  Scott

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