[support] Files directory permissions

[Fred Jones]

Thank you

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Emmanuel Seyman wrote:
 >> 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.