File Upload problems

[JAdams]

Hi All,

have a question for you all here.

I wrote a script which will upload a file to a place on my site. Fairly easy, no major problems. The problem was when I tried to delete the file. Seems that the file has been created with the "nobody" user profile, so I cannot delete it and have to contact support to do this.

Is there anyway to avoid this? I am hoping someone who has used jaguar has had the same problem and has a workaround???

Thanks

[gerilya]

Is there anyway to avoid this? I am hoping someone who has used jaguar has had the same problem and has a workaround???

There are 2 ways to avoid this
Way 1: after your script moves the file to its permanent location, change file permissions so it will be world writable.
Way 2: use .cgi script to handle file uploads. Such scripts run as your user ID (rather than nobody) and the files will be created by your account ID as well.

Hope that helps.

[Vin DSL]

I wrote a script which will upload a file...

Hrm...

Well, sometimes I can erase files that are owned by the group 'nobody' (the server), sometimes I cannot. So, this is one of those 'all depends' kind of things.

I've had good luck using WinSCP (properly configured) to do this.

I've had NO luck trying to change the owner, even from BASH. No priveleges...

I've got around this occasional 'problem', from time-to-time, by making & uploading a file with the same name to the server FIRST. That way 'nobody' overwrites the file, but YOU are still the owner.

Another thing you could do is come up with a script that makes 'nobody' erase it, as well as create it.

And, you can always have 'Tech Support' delete the file, since they have admin rights - but, that's gonna be a PITA, for you and 'them'.

These are just some things you could do, off the top of my head. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know...

[Vin DSL]

There are 2 ways to avoid this ...

Heh! We doubled...

Good ideas!