CHMOD Question

[Rocketpig]

I know this question is a little 'techy', but I don't know where else to ask it:

How can you change the CHMOD numbers using the Terminal in OS 10.3? What is the command to do this?

Thanks in advance.

If I was any less productive right now, I'd be comatose.

[Keyare]

Don't you mean telnet?

In terminal you'd have to do ATDT then the dila out number - have a ppp script to connect to your service provider, then you could use telnet anyway...

In telnet you just connect to whatever.com, go to that directory and chmod 777 or whatever you need to do.

Telnet rocks.

[Rocketpig]

I know you can do it in the Terminal too... I had to do it awhile back but now I can't find the tutorial I used last time.

If I was any less productive right now, I'd be comatose.

[Keyare]

Should be the same in both.
I only use windows terminal or telneton apache/linux, not osx, but I think the commands are the same. And it's been a hell of a long time...

cd [directory]

to the directory you want to be in (don't use brackets - there just there to show you that you have to fill in the blank)

ls -l

to list the files and look at the existing permissions

then

chmod 777 [filename]

to make it read/write/executeable to everyone

755 is read/write/execute for you (user) and just read/execute for everyone else

theres a bunch of different setings - how do you need it set up?












Post Edited (Keyare) : 6/5/2004 5:25:58 AM GMT

[Rocketpig]

It's a forum for a website so some will be 0777 and some will be 0755.

Thanks for the tips, I will try those and see if I can figure it out.

If I was any less productive right now, I'd be comatose.