Hi guys!

I am new to Linux but I was able to have a box maybe ready for production...

But I have noticed when I tested, that uploading html files to VSFTP/Apache server lost all the permission of these files, …well, previously It has the same files and I already chmoded the directories (754) and files (744)…after the upload other users has no read privilege on those files.

How do I eliminate these permission problems?, I don’t want to chmoding these files every time there are updates, well of course, it was obvious this is too hard for us administrators to have this kind of solution right?

Thank you!

1. What client do you use to upload those files?
2. What is the username and the umask of the user you upload those files as?
3. Are these files uploaded on a regular basis and do they need to be updated manually?
- Any other details that might help, like the nature of the files, what their purpose is etc etc.
Btw, you say the files have octal 0744 permissions, you mean 0755 or 0644?..

Hi guys good morning!

1. What client do you use to upload those files?

* we used msdos ftp and perhaps will use other windows (GUI) ftp software later.

2. What is the username and the umask of the user you upload those files as?

* they are regular (local) users of the system…I haven’t read umask yet…but I think default umask will be applied.


3. Are these files uploaded on a regular basis and do they need to be updated manually?

* files/documents are used to or need to be updated dynamically…without, in its nature, no administrator intervention…well users or depositor should manually upload those files remotely.

- Any other details that might help, like the nature of the files, what their purpose is etc etc.
Btw, you say the files have octal 0744 permissions, you mean 0755 or 0644?..

* these published documents are executables (cgi, scipts etc.) and regular htmls intend for public consumption (web).

* octal yes, I initially assigned 0755 permission for their individual “/HTML” directories under their individual /home folders. And i assigned permission (chowned) so that they become the owner of these HTML directories.


I just want to know and it was not clear to me is this, Is that permission on these directories (/html) applied automatically or that permission should be inherited for whatever files you copied to that directory?

Anyway, thanks Unspawn for your prompt response!

* they are regular (local) users of the system I havent read umask yet but I think default umask will be applied.
Umask should be in /etc/profile or etc/bashrc, else in a Bash/Sh shell of one of them accounts typing "umask" shows you the value. Octal umask 022 translates to dirs being given 0755 and files 0644 access permission.

I just want to know and it was not clear to me is this, Is that permission on these directories (/html) applied automatically or that permission should be inherited for whatever files you copied to that directory?
In essence inherited according to umask, but usually overridden by the ftp daemons' umask handling. Btw, if those users have a local account w. login shell, are you sure you need it?

Good Morning!

Unspawn, after i have read your post i jumped right away to dig up some info about user mask, and now I got this one clear up. THANKS!

*In essence inherited according to umask, but usually overridden by the ftp daemons' umask handling. Btw, if those users have a local account w. login shell, are you sure you need it?*

But this ftp daemon that you have said confused me, well I didn’t get it right though I will try anyway.
Did you mean that if my local users upload files to the VSFTP server that has a default umask of 033 it doesn’t mean that those uploaded files have a 0744 (octal) permission? If the ftp daemon has umask to be configured, where should I modify this, on client end or on the server?

With regards to my local users, I consider them not familiar with linux or using any shell command I just want them to have individual account/folders for uploading, maybe will train them later on.

Just setup the basic configuration, and was obvious that I am not good with some other options like virtual user and system manipulation and I don’t want to experiment at this time, all I have is a working system.

Again thanks.

Problem SOLVED!

Thank you very very much sir Unspawn for your kindness.

i was able to get the result i want. just going along with your instructions below. i changed local umask and ftpd server umask accordingly.

again thank you!