Thanks for the hint - I typically start up apache on Ubuntu via:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reload

Should I create an apache user and start up as that user instead?

I am sure what the best security convention is - any advice will be
appreciated!

On Mar 9, 6:36 am, Kenny Ortmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> your rails application directories should not owned by root...  the cleaner
> solution would be to let the rails app be owned by the user that is running
> the server, probably apache.
>
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > It was a little ugly, but I answered my own question.
> > If anyone has any cleaner solutions, please let me know.  Thx!
>
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----
>
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/stylesheets/active_scaffold/DO_NOT_EDIT
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/stylesheets/active_scaffold/default/*
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/javascripts/active_scaffold/DO_NOT_EDIT
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/javascripts/active_scaffold/default/*
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/images/active_scaffold/DO_NOT_EDIT
> > sudo chmod a+w ./public/images/active_scaffold/default/*
>
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > ----
>
> > On Mar 8, 5:50 am, Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I am new to RoR/ActiveScaffold.  Desperately trying to find a decent
> > > dynamic scaffolding option in Rails 2.2.2, I came across
> > > ActiveScaffold.  I am running Ubuntu 8.04.
>
> > > Unfortunately, I am dying badly on line 17 of install_assets.rb where
> > > files are being copied into the public directory.  My entire directory
> > > substructure is owned by root and set to 755, but unfortunately,
> > > Apache isn't very happy with this setting when running ActiveScaffold.
>
> > > Could someone please tell me what my permission scheme should be for
> > > which directories?
> > > I really want to get ActiveScaffold to work.  BTW, I saw some earlier
> > > threads dating back to 2007 with these copy file issues.  How did
> > > people resolve them?
>
> > > Please let me know.  Thank you.
>
> > > Regards,
> > > Ken
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