Permissions stuck at 755

[kehbop]

I'm not sure where to post this.

I need to upload files to the folders inside the albums/userpics directory. I can't because of the permissions. I can't change the permissions with my FTP either (dreamweaver) because it keeps saying set access properties failed.

I don't know if this is my FTP or something on Coppermine not allowing me to change it. Any help? 

[Joachim Müller]

no chance for us to tell what is wrong. However I should warn you: you mustn't FTP-upload into the userpics folder unless you really, really know what you're doing. Dreamweaver is not a FTP app, although it might contain an embedded FTP upload client.
Ask your webhost for support on this.

[kehbop]

I went onto my servers webFTP and I still couldn't change it or upload files.

I'm 90% sure that coppermine is forcing it to be a 755 permission. Is there a way to change that?

[Joachim Müller]

not sure what the actual question is. Ask your webhost for support.

[kehbop]

aww. Its not easy to contact them.

Basically, I want coppermine to stop making folders that are 755 in the userpics. I want them to be 777. (it creates a new folder for every user that uploads picture)

So my question is how do I make coppermine make new folders in 777 rather than the 755 it's making it?

PS: my other post that you made a double post started on a different topic. It just ended up that the root of the problem ended up being the same.

[Nibbler]

It should be using the 'Default mode for directories' option in config when creating subdirectories in userpics.

[kehbop]

Hey I didn't see that before! Thanks Nibbler!

Thank all you guys for doing such a good job with the forum here.

I just have one more related problem. I have a few folders with the 755 already on it and they are so locked in that position that I can't even delete them. How can I change them to 777?

[Joachim Müller]

use your FTP app or whatever method your webhost allows you to CHMOD. If this doesn't work for you, ask your webhost for support - they may have to CHOWN the folders for you as well.

[kehbop]

Yeah, I ended up having to rename the folders. Copying the files to my hard drive and then reuploading them to a folder I created with the original name. I'm not sure why Coppermine is so possessive of the permissions it creates.

Anyways, it's solved. Thanks!