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if I do the nuclear option of 777 how do I protect my server at all from folks uploading all sorts of nasty executables?

sunny
– sunny

2015-08-27 20:03:28 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 20:03
Perhaps the poster should read the manual page

Ed Heal
– Ed Heal

2015-08-27 20:05:53 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 20:05
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P's it is the permissions for the directory not files uploaded

Ed Heal
– Ed Heal

2015-08-27 20:07:28 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 20:07
The permissions of the directory are not inherited by the files within (unless you use FACL's with default permissions).

ctrl-alt-delor
– ctrl-alt-delor

2015-08-27 21:45:15 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 21:45

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