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Noble-Surfer
Noble-Surfer

Reputation: 3172

Unix file permissions, WARNING: can't access

I'm trying to change the permissions of a few files that are used with a webpage I'm uploading to my site. I'm using the Unix command line to do it.

I've tried two commands:

chmod 755 index.html
chmod 644 index.html

But I get the message

chmod: WARNING: can't access index.html

after using these commands for some reason, and I have no idea why... initially I though it might be because I had the file open in a couple of programs (text editor and web browser), but I've closed these down, and I'm still getting the same problem... any idea why, and how I can set the permissions correctly so that the file will be viewable by anyone on the web, but only editable by me?

Cheers!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 13066

Answers (2)

guest755
guest755

Reputation: 1

another possible issue is ... if you are using solaris zones .. the directory visiable in more than one zone but only one zone has write abilities.

Upvotes: 0

Classified
Classified

Reputation: 6060

Here's a link that looks similar to your problem but it's on Solaris:

http://www.unix.com/solaris/45229-unable-chmod-file-directory.html

The solution is on pg 2 of this thread but the Cliff's note version of the solution is the person found that something else was mounting at that directory. It showed up when they ran

df -k /their_dir_location

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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