CHMOD question?

**jfacade** · June 5th, 2006, 10:43 AM

I was under the impression the chmod was a unix/linux shell comand...

How are people able to run that command without shell access.

I only ask because I've seen chmod mentioned several times in various threads!

Thanks for any help offered!

H · June 5th, 2006, 11:47 AM

CHMOD can also be done in FTP, through the File Manager and many scripting languages allow you to perform it as well.

**David** · June 5th, 2006, 11:48 AM

I figured you'd be able to answer that. My brain is jello at the moment and couldn't make any sense of a reason for it enough to actually post.

**jfacade** · June 5th, 2006, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haugland

CHMOD can also be done in FTP, through the File Manager and many scripting languages allow you to perform it as well.

Your saying the command CHMOD can be run through FTP, or are you saying I can change the permissions of a file in an ftp environment?

The way it appears in some of the threads, people are actually running the chmod command and I was just curious how this is possible, I believe you can purchase shell access to the server for a 1 time fee, but I do not believe that is what they were referring to, so I wondered what I was missing!

Thanks again!

H · June 5th, 2006, 1:12 PM

I'm saying you can change file permissions through FTP, which is most likely done through a layer which calls the CHMOD command on the OS level.

**jfacade** · June 5th, 2006, 1:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haugland

I'm saying you can change file permissions through FTP, which is most likely done through a layer which calls the CHMOD command on the OS level.

Without shell access this is not possible right?

Example:

chmod 755 filename

**DewKnight** · June 5th, 2006, 1:35 PM

http://us3.php.net/chmod

**jfacade** · June 5th, 2006, 2:23 PM

Therefore,

there is no method in place to run the CHMOD command, unless it is run from code/script.

Again, I appoligize for my bone headedness on this, it just appeared otherwise in other threads.

Thanks again, I'll consider this question answered!!

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jfacade Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in May 2004 Lives in VA 106 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	I think I get it Therefore, there is no method in place to run the CHMOD command, unless it is run from code/script. Again, I appoligize for my bone headedness on this, it just appeared otherwise in other threads. Thanks again, I'll consider this question answered!! __________________ JFACADE Server: ??? Life is short eat your dessert first!

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H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,087 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	CHMOD can also be done in FTP, through the File Manager and many scripting languages allow you to perform it as well.

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David is scientific. Resident. Joined in Mar 2004 Lives in fear of Obama. Hosted on Pass 7 13,136 posts Gave thanks: 8 Thanked 34 times	I figured you'd be able to answer that. My brain is jello at the moment and couldn't make any sense of a reason for it enough to actually post.

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H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,087 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	I'm saying you can change file permissions through FTP, which is most likely done through a layer which calls the CHMOD command on the OS level.

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