Is there any FTP client or trickery to remember the UNIX permissions when transferring files from a UNIX machine to a Windows machine? [more inside]
posted by pineappleclock on Mar 27, 2009 - 3 answers

Site security experts: Talk to me about chmod 777 directories. [more inside]
posted by maxwelton on Feb 14, 2008 - 14 answers

Is there any way around this php problem involving imagejpeg()? [more inside]
posted by drezdn on Oct 12, 2007 - 2 answers

ecommerce software directions say: "chmod 644 etc/config.php chmod 755 ." I set set chmod 644 for the first folder. What is "."? In other words, how do I "chmod 755 ." from above? This is ecommerce software, so permissions probably are more important than usual. I just had a hard time finding what the "." refers to when googling.
posted by parma on Apr 5, 2005 - 8 answers

I backed up my /library/webserver/documents folder to a firewire HD. When I dragged it back, the permissions went all kablooey:

drwxr-xr-x 36 root admin 1224 16 Jan 16:58 Documents

sudo chmod 755 Documents does not give groups write privileges.

1. Do I just need to go read a good chmod tutorial, or is something aberrant happening here?

2. Is there any way to apply appropriate permissions recursively?

Many thanks. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on May 3, 2004 - 8 answers