Author Topic: file/folder ownership  (Read 2806 times)

camner

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file/folder ownership
« on: July 31, 2008, 02:49:48 PM »
I just discovered (what for me was) a new one...

I was trying to use Yummy to upload some image files into a directory created by a WordPress installation (manual).  It wouldn't work.  A support ticket to my webhost came back with the explanation that the reason was because the folder I was trying to upload to has the ownership "nobody", instead of my user name.

I suspect this is an issue that is beyond an FTP client's control, but is there anything I can do about this from within Yummy?

JD

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Re: file/folder ownership
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2008, 04:35:36 PM »
If you have SFTP access then it's very likely you would be able to change the owner/group using the Info window in Yummy. Using FTP is a different story - the vast majority of FTP servers do not support such a capability, and the only way in that case would be to have the server administrator make the required changes directly at the server machine.

camner

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Re: file/folder ownership
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2008, 05:58:32 PM »
Thanks for the quick reply.  I'll see if I can make SFTP work.