Re: [PHP] Re: Permissions

[email protected] (Ethan Rosenberg)
Newsgroups php.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 08/27/2013 03:07 AM, David Robley wrote:
> Ashley Sheridan wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2013-08-27 at 16:16 +0930, David Robley wrote:
>>
>>> Ethan Rosenberg wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear List -
>>>>
>>>> Tried to run the program, that we have been discussing, and received a
>>>> 403 error.
>>>>
>>>> rosenberg:/var/www# ls -la StoreInventory.php
>>>> -rwxrwxrw- 1 ethan ethan 4188 Aug 26 20:26 StoreInventory.php
>>>>
>>>> rosenberg:/var# ls -ld www
>>>> drwxrwxrw- 37 ethan ethan 20480 Aug 26 20:26 www
>>>>
>>>> I had set the S bit [probably a nasty mistake] and I thought I was able
>>>> to remove the bit. [it doesn't show above]
>>>>
>>>> How do I extricate myself from the hole into which I have planted
>>>> myself?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Ethan
>>>
>>> This is in no way a php question, as the same result will happen no
>>> matter what you ask apache to serve from that directory.
>>>
>>> You have the directory permissions set to 776 not 777.
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> David Robley
>>>
>>> Steal this tagline and I'll tie-dye your cat!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> 776 won't matter in the case of a directory, as the last bit is for the
>> eXecute permissions, which aren't applicable to a directory. What
>
> I beg to differ here. If the x bit isn't set on a directory, that will
> prevent scanning of the directory; in this case apache will be prevented
> from scanning the directory and will return a 403.
>
>> It's possible that this is an SELinux issue, which adds an extra layer
>> of permissions over files. To see what those permissions are, use the -Z
>> flag for ls. Also, check the SELinux logs (assuming that it's running
>> and it is causing a problem) to see if it brings up anything. It's
>> typically found on RedHat-based distros.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ash
>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>
I checked with the -Z option

ethan@rosenberg:/var/www$ ls -lZ StoreInventory.php
-rwxrwsr-t 1 ethan ethan ? 4232 Aug 27 00:18 StoreInventory.php

Ethan

PS David-

I promise that I will not steal your tag line.  My short hair American 
tabby cat [Gingy Feline Rosenberg]is too nice to have anything done to her.
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