Re: Permissions

["32bitfloat@posteo.de" <32bitfloat@posteo.de>]

Hi Ethan,

you wrote about a 403 error, so I assume you invoke the script by
calling a webserver via browser.
In that case the webserver needs the permission to access /var/www and
to read StoreInventory.php.

By default the webserver runs as user/group www-data (it can be changed
in the webservers config-file(s)).

Try this:

#chown -R ethan:www-data /var/www
#chmod 775 /var/www
#chmod 640 /var/www/StoreInventory.php

Your ls should return something like this:

$ls -hal /var/www
drwxr-x--- 1 ethan www-data 4.0K Jun 3 20:35 .
-rw-r----- 1 ethan www-data 623 Jun 3 20:35 StoreInventory.php


If that does not work you might check the configuration- and log-files
of your webserver.


Caro


Am 27.08.2013 19:43, schrieb Ethan Rosenberg:
> Dear List -
>
> I apologize for this "needle in a haystack"  but...
>
> This was originally posted on the PHP list, but has changed into a
> Debian question...
>
> Tried to run the program, that we have been discussing,{on the PHP
> list} and received a 403 error.
>
> rosenberg:/var/www# ls -la StoreInventory.php
> -rwxrwxrw- 1 ethan ethan 4188 Aug 26 20:26 StoreInventory.php
>
> rosenberg:/var# ls -ld www
> drwxrwxrw- 37 ethan ethan 20480 Aug 26 20:26 www
>
> I had set the S bit [probably a nasty mistake] and I thought I was
> able to remove the bit. [it doesn't show above]
>
> I made the following stupid mistakes...
> note commands from the root prompt have a su appended
>
>   467  chown -R ethan:www-data www     su
>   469  chown -R ethan:www-data www     su
>   470  chmod -R g+s www     su
>   471  chgrp -R  www         su
>   477  chgrp -R ethan www     su   
>   480  chmod -R 766 www     su
>   482  chmod g-S www     su
>   485  chmod -S www         su
>   486  chmod g S www     su
>   487  chmod gS www         su
>   488  chmod S www         su
>   489  chmod 776 www     su
>   492  chmod 776 -R www     su
>   494  chmod -s -R www     su
>   504  chmod 666 StoreInventory.php
>   512  chmod 3775 StoreInventory.php
>
> I now have....
>
> ethan@rosenberg:/var/www$ ls -la StoreInventory.php
> -rwxrwsr-t 1 ethan ethan 4232 Aug 27 00:18 StoreInventory.php
>
> ethan@rosenberg:/var$ ls -ld www
> drwxrwxrw- 37 ethan ethan 20480 Aug 26 20:26 www
>
> and still have the 403 error.
>
> How do I extricate myself from the hole into which I have planted myself?
>
> TIA
>
> Ethan
>
>