Making /srv/http writable by user

subraizada3 · 2013-09-04 23:30:32

I want my user (sub) to be able to write to /srv/http. If I cd /srv and then chmod u+rw http, it complains that I do not have the right to do that operation. However, if I use sudo, then the root user is doing chmod so it still doesn't work. How do I make the directory writable by my user?

graysky · 2013-09-04 23:41:02

Make a subdirectory in there and make your user own it?

progandy · 2013-09-05 00:06:40

add your user to the http group?

ewaller · 2013-09-05 01:39:32

progandy wrote:

add your user to the http group?

.... Then log out, and back in.

ralvez · 2013-09-05 02:05:44

You can take a look here: LAMP for more information.
Read the Apache "User Directories".

R.

fukawi2 · 2013-09-05 02:51:39

subraizada3 wrote:

However, if I use sudo, then the root user is doing chmod so it still doesn't work.

Wait, what?

cookies · 2013-09-07 19:04:12

fukawi2 wrote:

subraizada3 wrote:
However, if I use sudo, then the root user is doing chmod so it still doesn't work.
Wait, what?

Yes, that's right, it's still owned by root and not by sub (OP's user name). A chown could change that.

A much better approach would be the User Directories approach mentioned by ralvez (if you use apache), though. This gives you a special directory in your home dir (usually ~/public_html) that can be reached via http://localhost/~$USER (http://localhost/~sub in you case).

Edit: typo

Last edited by cookies (2013-09-07 19:04:30)

fukawi2 · 2013-09-08 11:19:49

cookies wrote:

Yes, that's right, it's still owned by root and not by sub (OP's user name). A chown could change that.

I don't understand how root could not chmod it as the OP says, or am I reading it wrong?

cookies · 2013-09-08 16:10:01

fukawi2 wrote:

cookies wrote:
Yes, that's right, it's still owned by root and not by sub (OP's user name). A chown could change that.
I don't understand how root could not chmod it as the OP says, or am I reading it wrong?

chmod as root did work, but since the directory in question is still owned by root, OP would still have to be root to write to it.

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#1 2013-09-04 23:30:32

Making /srv/http writable by user

#2 2013-09-04 23:41:02

Re: Making /srv/http writable by user

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