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I chmoded /var/www to 770. I set /var/www group to www-data. I added myself to the www-data group. I cannot access /var/www. Why?...
  1. 09-20-2011 #1
    Kolusion
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    Cannot access a directory when I have permission to do so.

    I chmoded /var/www to 770.
    I set /var/www group to www-data.
    I added myself to the www-data group.
    I cannot access /var/www.

    Why?
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  2. 09-20-2011 #2
    yancek
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    Is this on a localhost machine? LAN? ??
    Is this a new installation of LAMP?
    I expect you mean you cannot access your files through a browser?
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    for that particular directory you need to do more than just have permissions, you have to be part of certain groups as well. Check out this thread:

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/new...directory.html
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