On 8 February 2011 12:04, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Victor, one stage closer but not quite there, I can now transfer a file > by ftp to /var/www/myfolder but the permisson on that folder is -rw------- > (600) rather than -rw-r--r-- (644)
I suspect you mean the permission on the file, rather than on the folder? > While I can change the permission via the > ftp client is there a way to change the permission when the file lands in the > folder automaticly?? Not easily that i can thinkof OTTOMH. I'd feel inclined to suggest that you loosen the file permissions before sending them over: cd /home/myWebFiles chmod -R g+r,o+r file... -- best regards, Victor Churchill, Bournemouth -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

