I am webmaster of a site hosted on a third-party Windows server. I had been using Front Page (incl their web bots for proc. forms) and also used another ftp product since I left Front Page. I need to change permissions on a cgi-bin directory to enable execution of a perl script.
Core FTP clearly can change file permissions on unix/Linux/BSD-based servers via chmod, but when I tried it on this Windows server, it appeared not to work. In fact, instead of showing permissions, there are lines in the directory listings. I'm guessing this is because our files aren't on a unix-based server.
I'm using v. 1.3 basic. Any ideas will be appreciated.
Permissions on a Windows-based web server
Thanks for your reply, CP.
Here's the directory info. Not sure that it will help you, however:
06-17-99 01:18PM 7952 htimage.exe
06-17-99 01:18PM 6416 imagemap.exe
02-03-04 12:15PM 4947 nether-mail.pl
As I indicated, long lines like this "__________________" appear in the Permissions column for each fiile in the remote view.
I'm trying to execute the perl script. The two executable files were placed there by the guy who did the original site design work back in 1999; they don't appear in a search of my local version of the site, so I assume it's OK to delete them.
Here's the directory info. Not sure that it will help you, however:
06-17-99 01:18PM 7952 htimage.exe
06-17-99 01:18PM 6416 imagemap.exe
02-03-04 12:15PM 4947 nether-mail.pl
As I indicated, long lines like this "__________________" appear in the Permissions column for each fiile in the remote view.
I'm trying to execute the perl script. The two executable files were placed there by the guy who did the original site design work back in 1999; they don't appear in a search of my local version of the site, so I assume it's OK to delete them.
Appreciate that! I'm still interested in knowing whether or not Core ftp can set permissions on Windows servers. Some of the other forum topics have indicated that it is possible, but it doesn't look like it to me.
In addition to this thread, I also sent an email to our host's tech support department. He finally responded saying that he had to set the permissions--that it can't be done from ftp.
The script now seems to be working, but now I have to find out from them the location of their sendmail capability; it isn in /user/lib/sendmail, as you might guess. Why did Microsoft have to get into this business?
If you find an answer elsewhere, I'm sure it will benefit others who may run into this same problem.
In addition to this thread, I also sent an email to our host's tech support department. He finally responded saying that he had to set the permissions--that it can't be done from ftp.
The script now seems to be working, but now I have to find out from them the location of their sendmail capability; it isn in /user/lib/sendmail, as you might guess. Why did Microsoft have to get into this business?
If you find an answer elsewhere, I'm sure it will benefit others who may run into this same problem.