FTP help, please!

[chase]

I can't change permissions on some of my files...I can't figure out why!
Anyone have any ideas?

[Pete-KT]

Did you upload the files or were they uploaded by someone else? that might be the reason if there not your files

[chase]

Did you upload the files or were they uploaded by someone else? that might be the reason if there not your files

I uploaded them..only one other person has access to my account, and it's only for her domain. Everytime I try I get an "operation not permitted" message.

[Pete-KT]

Contact your host and make sure your username is allowed to modify files

[chase]

Contact your host and make sure your username is allowed to modify files

It works on some files...that's the weird thing....

[bangman]

Maybe try a different client.
SmartFTP is good and free.
What do you use?

[chase]

I use flashfxp.....but i tried in the file manager in my hosting CP and it still doesn't have any effect.

[Lycanthrope]

Only makes sense if you don't have proper permission or that the files were created by "nobody" (such as the output of a script). Try this php file.

<?php
exec('chmod 666 /home/account/domain.com/your.html');
?>

[sportfuck69]

Chase, mine freeze whenever someone sets the ftp site "save" the passwords.

[chase]

Chase, mine freeze whenever someone sets the ftp site "save" the passwords.

Apparently the component I installed used a username that isn't mine, so that was the problem...
my host, RCN (in my sig) responded to my request for help damn near immediately and fixed it for me.