[thelist] FTP user and Joomla

[Renoir B.]

Hello guys.

I simply think that joomla is complaining on saving the configuration.
Assuming the CMS is using a config file for that particular issue.

Otherwise, it is possibly a path issue (same folder, different ftp client).

Just make sure of the following, using the terminal insode your server
docroot:

  1. find . -type d -maxdepth 3 -ls
  2. ps -aux | grep apache

[1]:  find all directories recursively up to 3 levels and list permissions
on them
[2]:  list who is running Apache http server

I think you might find a permission issue for some files or folders.

Remember that listing requires the 'x' flag for at least the group.

Be sure to never, EVER, allow 'chmod 777' on something to make it work.

Just remember file/folder permission basics.

Look at:
d ---rwx---  rmuller apache  ..... hai/
   ---rwx---  rmuller apache ... file.txt

meaning:
- each '-' represents a right, always in rwx order (read, write, eXecute)
  - each three placeholder (e.g 'r-x') represent a different type of right
realm (user, group membersihp, world).

So 777 would be rwxrwxrwx when you could only make sure that where you want
to write, the user has the same either user id, or is member of a
compatible group.

Remember that a directory to be listed, the user has to be allowed the X
right.

Hope it helped understand file permissions.

Regards,

Renoir Boulanger  |  Developer operations engineer
W3C  |  Web Platform Project

https://renoirboulanger.com/  ✪  @renoirb
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On Aug 14, 2013 2:34 PM, "Nan Harbison" <nan at nanharbison.com> wrote:

> I may be missing something huge here, and I only have experience with
> Drupal, but why do ftp users have to be somehow entered into Joomla? In
> Drupal, to add files, users just upload files in your account using IMCE or
> another file upload module. I do have to install the module, I assume that
> is true of Joomla too.
> Nan
>
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> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Dan Parry
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> Subject: [thelist] FTP user and Joomla
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm having a bit of an issue with a server I set up. Firstly, I'm not that
> familiar with server admin but here I am. The problem I'm having is that
> the
> FTP user is set up and works fine from desktop FTP clients, but as soon as
> I
> put the exact same details into Joomla it chokes. Joomla remains unable to
> write to files without at least 666 permissions.
>
> I'm really not sure where to start here as the FTP details definitely work
> and the FTP layer works on the server I use. Could someone please help
> point
> me in the right direction? I have full SSH access so no problems there.
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Dan
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