I tried that before and it doesn't work... Here's the response.. --snip-- 3004-501 Cannot su to "webacct" : Authentication is denied. --snip-- Scott "M. Sokolewicz" <tularis@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20041110210603.38034.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php