chmod help
 

On a page I am fucking around with I get this message:
Please CHMOD the "msg" folder to 666 (rw-rw-rw)!

My server stats says it is changed to 666. what is going on?

ty

I am not an expert, but try deleting the folder and upload again .. then CHMOD it. Sometime it works.

if you do ls -al does it say drw-rw-rw- ?

yes.

if it helps, I am using ftp commander

Why the heck would it want the folder set to 666? Directories should normally be set to 755, or 711. It should be 777 for read/write/execute for everyone. This is technically bad for security, but very common for poorly written programs, or lax systems.

It might very well just be a bad error message. If this file is in the 'msg' folder, I'd first set the msg folder to 755, then chmod the file you are trying to edit. Again, a folder chmodded 666 makes absolutely no sense.

:( Thanks for the advice!:thumbsup

I tried and failed:(

it is for a simple forum I am trying to install and play with. the way parts of it works, it may not suit my needs. The instructions I am following to the letter says the folder must be set to 666

doing a refresh sometimes helps in such situations - ore close serverconnection and do a new login

trying to install invision?

That's really bizarre. That all but breaks the whole ability to read files from the folder. You need the execute bit set for that on a directory.

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too god damned short

try 755 and see ... If it works, then slowly remove permissions until it gives errors again....