Finding the owner?

[zippy4]

I keep get that pink "user permissions" error when trying to modify my pages. Since I installed this through my C-panel(provided by my webhost)I have a feeling the owner may be set wrong.

Where do I look to see who the owner is?

BTW....what does CHMOD stand for?

 

Thanks, zippy

[jficarra]

The file owner is probably set correctly, it sounds as if you haven't set the permissions. To find the owner of your files simply, I believe you can use the built-in File Manager of OSCommerce to see it. It's under the Tools section of the Admin tool.

 

chmod stands for CHange MODe. In simple terms, it's a command line Unix/Linux utility you use to change the file permissions of files and directories under a Unix file system.

 

By the way, Unix/Linux is case sensitive...when you use chmod, ensure you type it in lower case. :)

 

You should go to http://www.oscdox.com and download the configuration guide..it will show you how to change the permissions among other things.

 

Good luck.

 

-Jim

[zippy4]

Jim

I downloaded the guide and that followed it but found when I went to the file it said the same thing(could not be changed).

I am researching the archives but have yet to find anything that tells me exactly where to find the permissions so I can change them.

Lisa

[jficarra]

Were you able to see who the owner was by doing what I told you? Another way of seeing owners is by going to a terminal window, navigating to the files in question and type ls -l. That will give you a long listing and show the owner and permissions. Is your account on a box you own and have the root password or is it hosted by a provider?

 

If you tried chmod but were denied permissions to change it, then the user account you're using does not own the file. You'll need to have the current owner of the file give you ownership so you can change the permissions.

 

Hope that helps.

 

-Jim