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file permissions

I don't know if this is the right topic area, but,

What do if i do if i've set the permissions so that i can't delete them?
change the file permissions? I can't! cuteftp won't let me because, guess what, i don't have permissions,

please help folks.

figueira

Well, it really is an offtopic... but let's go.
Can you log in the place where your files are stored (i.e., via telnet)? If so, and it's a unix file system, you can change the permissions using the chmod command (chmod ugo+r fileName.ext). If not, you should contact the administrator of the netowrk where your files are stored (or the support of your ISP), and they can inform you how to proceed.

GP1628

overworked admins on ISPs might ignore you unless you keepit simple. Give them a quick wildcard action for the whole directory and a simple 2 line email like....

My error. Could you please have ROOT
cd /home/m/mydir
and do a
chmod o+rw *

THanks, Me

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