chmod help

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

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If my cgi bin has a file permition of:
drwxr-x---
(dr=dir, w=write, x=execute, r=read, -=?, x=execute, -=?,-=?,-=?)

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and my directory (/textcounter) under it has a file permition of:
drwxr-xr-x
(I have tried to set this to 777)

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and the file in (/textcounter) (textcounter.cgi) has a file permition of:
-rwxrwxrwx
(=777 as I set it)

Have I the correct settings?

Could someone please explain what is going on with the directories.

If I have set the file to 777 do all the directorys above (including the cgi bin) have to be set to 777?

Would there be any security issues if I set my cgi-bin to 777?

Thanks as always,

Dom.

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:12 pm (20 years, 2 months ago)

setting cgi-bin to 777 is a security risk, it should be 755

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Thanks Adam,

Any advice on server paths?

I don’t appear to get even a simple CGI script working.

I think it is to do with the paths or the file permissions

Is there a Very simple test script that I could run to confirm that I have the paths and file permissions correct?

Or is there a test script that I can place in the CGI bin to give me information about the server paths that I should be using?

This is driving me mad. and I don’t know how to find out what is wrong (the Perl code or paths or something to do with the server)

I am using Phobos server at www.easily.co.uk

http://easily.co.uk/index.php3?exe=faq&noss=1&sb=n&do=d&id=217

Any advice is welcome,

Thanks in advance,

Dom..

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Horray, I got it working!!!

Thanks Adam for your help,

I Deleted everything in my cgi bin and double checked everything and it worked.

Thanks again,

Dom..

Ps I found this site good http://perl.about.com/library/weekly/aa010902d.htm