[support] Files directory permissions

[Emmanuel Seyman]

* Fred Jones [23/07/2008 16:17] :
>
> My admin/settings/file-system page says that /files and /tmp are not
> writable unless I give them 777 via FTP. I am no genius, but isn't
> that a bit of a security risk? I thought 775 should be enough?

This depends which user owns the directories /files and /tmp, which
groups he belongs to and which user the web server is using to
read the files and directories. There's no one "right" answer.

> Should I ask the host to try to fix this? This host was chosen by my
> client, however, as he wanted hosting in England, and like all other
> English hosts, they are a bit thick. To say the least.

Go for it and see what happens. I'ld point out that this is a operation
that only needs be done once, not regularly.

Emmanuel