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don't chmod 0666 [message #7910] Tue, 24 December 2002 16:37 Go to next message
petej is currently offline  petej   United States
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I use FUDforum under a CGIWrap that runs PHP scripts under the UID of the owner of the file, rather than under the UID of the webserver, and CGIwrap won't run a file if it is group writable, so in the places where files are unlocked, the permissions have to be set to 0644, not 0666, and directories need to be 0755, not 0777. It would be good if FUD would pick up these values from GLOBALS, rather than having them fixed in the code, and then, on installation, a check could be made to set the appropriate value in GLOBALS ("Do you run under CGIWrap?" If yes, then set $GLOBALS['UNLOCKED_FILE_PERMS'] to 0644, otherwise set it to 0666, and set $GLOBALS['UNLOCKED_DIR_PERMS'] to 0755, otherwise set it to 0755.

This would make my life easier on the next upgrade, because I'm sure I'm going to forget to change all the 0666 to 0644 and then I'll watch my forums come to a halt until I remember what I had to do.

Thanks,
Pete.
Re: don't chmod 0666 [message #7973 is a reply to message #7910] Fri, 03 January 2003 16:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ilia is currently offline  Ilia   Canada
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Use the 'lock' feature the set more secure file permissions. The 'unlocked' state is only needed during upgrade process or when you want to modify the forum's files manually.

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Re: don't chmod 0666 [message #7974 is a reply to message #7973] Fri, 03 January 2003 16:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anonymous   United States
I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. I wanted to point out that the implementation of the unlock feature breaks my forum, because it sets files to be group and world readable, and CGIWrap refuses to execute a file that is world-writable (my website is using CGIWrap for PHP so that individual PHP users run under their own UIDs).

I wanted to ask if the liberal sprinkling of "0666" and "0600" through the code can be replaced with a Global.
Re: don't chmod 0666 [message #7994 is a reply to message #7974] Sun, 05 January 2003 23:45 Go to previous message
Ilia is currently offline  Ilia   Canada
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What do you mean global?

When the forum is locked all files have 0600 permissions and directories have 0711 permission. When the forum is unlocked the files are 0666 and directories are 0777.


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