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Re: [Sheflug] not strictly Linux : CHMOD -R

Chris Johnson wrote:


Some ftp daemons have a chmod command, AFAIK they usually
can't be used
recursively but you may be able to chmod all the files in the current
directory. Try running 'help' as a raw ftp command, this will
give you a
list of available commands. Use 'help command' for more info on each
command.


Tom
Thanks for that.  I've tried SmartFTP but it although it will SITE CHMOD 707
a file or directory it won't SITE CHMOD -R 707 a directory.




Chris



Hi Chris,

You'll need to get 'help command' from ftpd, not your client.

Try to use simple command line ftp client - talk to ftp server directly.



> I have a feeling it will be a case of somehow using FTP to get a list 
>of all

> the files and then passing this list to a script that will CHMOD them 
>all

> individually.  Any suggestions?

I would doubt that such script (processing list of files) would exists 
on standard linux installation as it would pose a major security threat.

But if you've got ssh access to this box, nothing will stop you from 
creating  such hole.

Cheers,

Denis.





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