Help! Unable to change File Permissions! All files are non-writable!

Started by evdc1, February 03, 2009, 01:26:32 PM

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evdc1

My forum (SMF2.0b4) was automatically installed by my host. I was able to set up the boards, etc. But, several options require permission to write files. So I went to Admin->Main->Packages->File Permissions and found all files are set to "not writable". I tried to change it to Standard settings (at this point, I don't know what all these things mean) but it wouldn't change anything. I did provide the ftp password in box at the bottom of the page. It was accepted and the box has vanished, but it is refusing to change the permission.

I couldn't find any help in the manual; nowhere does it explain what "read, write, execute, custom" mean (these are the options given for each set of files).

Please help.
Sri.

H

You can try changing the permissions manually with an FTP client. These docs should explain FTP, and read, write etc
How do I use FTP? / What is FTP?
How do I chmod? / what is chmod?

If that doesn't work, you can ask your host to make the files writeable for you :)
-H
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evdc1

Quote from: H on February 03, 2009, 01:37:59 PM
If that doesn't work, you can ask your host to make the files writeable for you :)

That's what I finally did! They were able to reset it the same day.
Thanks,

Sri.

H

-H
Former Support Team Lead
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Fastmail (e-mail)
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