SSH, unzipping, file permissions

[qwik3r]

Hey I am new to using linux and also SSh and I was wondering if you guys can give me a hand. I have noticed that everytime I upload a zip file via FTP then login to my server via root and unzip it I can't change the permissions via the ftp anymore, I always have to do so from the shell. Is this because I logged in as root and i'm using a different ftp user or some other reason I am overlooking? Any help would be great, thanks.

[kakariko81280]

Is this because I logged in as root and i'm using a different ftp user

Short answer: Yes.

Long Answer: You can only change the permissions on files you own. Zip files don't store ownership information so when you unzipped as root the ownership probably defaulted to root. When you FTP in as another user you aren't allowed to change permissions.

chown <ftp user> <filename>

Run the above as root and change the bits in <> to change ownership and it should sort you out.

Let us know how you get on,

Chris...

[qwik3r]

Short answer: Yes.

Long Answer: You can only change the permissions on files you own. Zip files don't store ownership information so when you unzipped as root the ownership probably defaulted to root. When you FTP in as another user you aren't allowed to change permissions.

chown <ftp user> <filename>

Run the above as root and change the bits in <> to change ownership and it should sort you out.

Let us know how you get on,

Chris...

Thanks for the response, I don't have a need to do this right now but I will try it out when I do.