2.08 to 2.09 from admin panel: Not acceptable

[Nodaz]

New fresh install of 2.08 a week or two/three ago, just logged back in to mess a round with it and saw:

You're using an outdated version of SMF, which contains some bugs which have since been fixed. It is recommended that you update your forum to the latest version as soon as possible. It only takes a minute!

When i click on it i get a page
myforumpage. com/index.php?action=admin;area=packages;pgdownload;auto;package=http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_1.1.20_2.0.9.zip;a3657ebf5e37=ba8d54e9de6d237342b95a98439c60d3

that simply states:
Not acceptable

Is this a permission issue?

[Kindred]

It is a host permissions issue

[Nodaz]

not sure what that means , what/where do i need to change?
right now it s says:
* /home/ random folder i changed/public_html    Writable  (chmod: 0750)                
      agreement.txt    Writable  (chmod: 0644)                
      Settings.php    Writable  (chmod: 0644)                
      Settings_bak.php    Writable  (chmod: 0644)                
      * attachments    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * avatars    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * cache    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * Smileys    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * Sources    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * Themes    Writable  (chmod: 0755)                
      * Packages    Writable  (chmod: 0755)

[kat]

It means that your host's CHOWN permissions, which override your CHMOD permissions, are making things... er... unacceptable.

[Nodaz]

so i ned to contact my host and ask them to modify CHOWN so my CHMOD permissions will work?

[kat]

 You goddit!

[Kindred]

actually, no....  what I meant in this case was not file permissions....  it's a connection permission, I think -- it is preventing your system from "dialing out" and receiving the proper response from us.

[Nodaz]

A connection issue Permission?
Is this still a host issue?
What do i ask/tell them?
EDIT:
Support told me this:
Hello,

I can see in the log files that while accessing the link you've provided it triggers the mod_security. You could disable mod_security for the domain in question by adding the entry pasted below in the .htaccess file

====
<IfModule mod_security.c>
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</IfModule>
====

RE-EDit:
Im not going to try that unit someone here says that's ok, maybe there is a different resolution, isnt  mod_security is an SMF file?

It doesnt make sense that the forum software is triggering a security file built into itself.
Or am i wrong?

[Illori]

mod_security is not part of SMF. if your host says to try it do so. you can always revert the change if it does not fix it.

[Nodaz]

Ok, it seems to have worked, but what is odd is this:
I created the .htacess file( as i didnt see one in the directory) and uploaded it via FTP, i didnt see it appear, so i uploaded again, still not there, that i could see.
So i though, well, its hidden somehow, so i troed the update, it worked fine.

Is .htaccess hidden by default

[Kindred]

Htaccess is not normally visible through FTP...

[mashby]

Hmm...good to see you got the htaccess file sorted. I can see mine in FTP. How else would I know it's there?

[Kindred]

Most hosts hide it in FTP...   

[Arantor]

cPanel in general hides all dotfiles.

Another reason not to use cPanel

[mashby]

The two hosts I've had over the past 8 years have had that visible in cPanel and FTP. Maybe I got lucky with both hosts? I prefer the one I have now.