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How chmod...help by Lou on 07-05-2005 at 01:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Lee Jeffery's website
Installation Instructions
1. Download elementsig from the link above
2. Unzip and upload all contents to the same folder that element uploads its text file and display picture to
3. CHMOD oldname.txt to 0777
4. That’s It!
Alright well here is the deal. I am able to chmod...I just don't know how....I found the option in smartftp and I click it...I got a window so I put in 0777 and then lcick ok then got another window.....I then put 0777 inside there too and pressed ok.....I then opened http://louhabs.xmgfree.com/sig/msn.php and it gives me errors.....help?
RE: How chmod...help by Lou on 07-05-2005 at 01:58 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Smartftp
550 Could not change perms on 777: No such file or directory
RE: How chmod...help by L. Coyote on 07-05-2005 at 03:03 AM
quote:Isn't it: right-click on file and choose: write and read options for all? I never have to set the number in SmartFTP.
Originally posted by lou_habs
smartftp
RE: How chmod...help by Lou on 07-05-2005 at 03:37 AM
umm...let me check
EDIT: yup thanks alot man!
RE: How chmod...help by L. Coyote on 07-05-2005 at 05:54 AM
quote:Glad to be of help!
Originally posted by lou_habs
umm...let me check
EDIT: yup thanks alot man!
RE: How chmod...help by Eljay on 07-05-2005 at 07:18 AM
nice to see someone using my script 
RE: How chmod...help by RaceProUK on 07-05-2005 at 01:38 PM
Probably a bit offtopic, but here goes:
If you have SSH access (or even Telnet, but SSH is actually secure), I recommend logging in and setting permissions that way instead. A few 'chmod 777 <file>' works wonders where FTP programs can sometimes fail to make the change.