Thanks, First I tried chmod 775, but turns out it still needed public write so I gave it chmod 777 and it worked fine. Is it safe to have an image directory for a website 777? On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Stephen wrote: > you are on the right track, however i would do a man chmod just to get > a feel. you may need to add group permissions. > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Mike Hoy wrote: >> I'm pretty new at Linux still and I am confused about directory >> permissions. I'm trying to upload products to our website here at work >> (Linux Server Cent OS). It says a certain directory lacks write >> permissions. >> >> I wanted to see what the permissions were on it so I did a ls -l, but >> that shows the contents of the directory (and it's huge, full of >> images). >> >> Then I want to give write access to that directory. Is it CHMOD that I >> need to use here? >> >> Any feedback appreciated. Gotta get these products uploaded and fast! >> >> -- >> Mike Hoy >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mike Hoy --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss