CHMOD in WS_FTP

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I'm using WS_FTP to upload my scripts, but most script instructions say to "chmod to 755", or "777".

I know 777 is to select all of them, but is there a quick guide reference?

I could just try every single combination and write them down, but I was looking for a guide for others at work as well.

There's:

OWNER GROUP OTHER
read read read
write write write
execute execute execute

To check all is 777,
To check only read on all 3 is 444, etc.

Thanks

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It goes:

Owner/Group/Public

Read/Write/Execute

Read=4
Write=2
Execute=1

So, If the owner gets all and the group/public gets read/execute, it's 755. If all groups get read and write, it's 666. If owner gets all and the other 2 groups get only execute, it's 711. Etc etc etc.

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if it's 777 u want to chmod to then just check all nine places. if it's 775 check all except for the far right middle one.

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oops, the above 775 should be 755, sorry.

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Thanks guys,

You hit the common ones I forgot to ask for specifically, and the 4,2,1 formula is great.

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The Ftp chmod code is based on octal code i.e 1,2,4, by using this example you can work out any code you like to chmod your file http://www.netaxs.com/netaxs/userguide/chmod.html

[This message has been edited by NSS (edited 01 May 2000).]

[This message has been edited by NSS (edited 01 May 2000).]

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