permissions

iPhone filesystem permissions POSIX-compliant?

Hi all, I'm trying to pass some files from one app to another. I communicate the path (via a custom URL). The target application cannot read the file, citing errno 13 (permission denied). I've checked the permissions on file - they're 0644 (O+R), the permissions on directories all the way up to the root are 755 (O+RX). From a POSIX per...

Set php file permissions so only my server's curl can run

I have a PHP script that I don't want anyone to be able to run through their browser. It sends emails and is called via curl by my server's cron, yet needs to be in the public www directory. What permissions or owner do I need to set the file to to allow only my server's curl to execute (or do I mean read) the file? I'm on centos. ...

Can Hudson be configured to prevent certain users from accessing certain projects?

I have various projects being built and tested periodically on a Hudson server, but I don't want every employee in the company to see published artifacts for every project. Project-based matrix security seemed at first the key, but after many tests I find that granting overall read permissions is mandatory if you want users to be able t...

GRANT with database name wildcard in MySQL?

I want to create a user 'projectA' that has the same permissions to every database named 'projectA_%' I know its possible but MySQL doesn't like my syntax: grant all on 'projectA\_%'.* to 'projectA'@'%'; Reference: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/grant.html ...

What are the minimum unix permissions to run an executable jar file?

If I have a jar that I need to run using java -jar FOO.jar on unix, does this depend on the read, write or execute bit? Or some combination thereof? ...

Fixing permissions after FTPing ASP.NET code to a Linux system

First off, I'm running Mono to run ASP.NET on Linux, but that's not the question. It appears that, every time I clear out my application directory and upload, I have to go back in and fix the permissions. What I'm doing is chmod -R -c 755 /var/www/* ...and there are two questions. What's the deal with having to do this every time...

CakePHP Permissions, works fine on local server, but fails after upload.

I created a website with CakePHP, set up all of the permissions so guests could view certain parts, and members only in certain areas, all with an administration panel. Whenever I test this on my local testing server, it works perfectly, if I login I can view the content, if I logout, I can't. However, when I upload exactly the same f...

Block direct access to a file over http but allow php script access.

I'm loading my files (pdf, doc, flv, etc) into a buffer and serving them to my users with a script. I need my script to be able to access the file but not allow direct access to it. Whats the best way to achieve this? Should I be doing something with my permissions or locking out the directory with .htaccess? ...

CodeAccessPermission in framework code in .Net

If you use reflector to, for example, look at the implementation of the OnMouseEnter method of ButtonBase, it calls IntSecurity.AllWindows.Assert before showing a ToolTip control. Why? ...

Directory.CreateDirectory with permissions

I would like to SET ALL permissions to True for all users of a computer, while using Directory.CreateDirectory Could you point me a point to start? ...

Cannot read config data from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Vista

We have a Java Web Start application and are trying to store application configuration data using HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER. We can get someone with admin rights to launch the app the first time and set the configuration, so that it will store the values in the registry successfully. Nevertheless, subsequent Vista u...

Confusing permissions for FOLDERID_PublicDocuments and FOLDERID_ProgramData

In trying to answer a question regarding a folder that a program can write to on any version of windows by limited users, i suggested FOLDERID_ProgramData and FOLDERID_PublicDocuments. However, it would seem that not everyone has access to this folder, despite their purpose (ostensibly) being to allow anything to write to them. Why? ...

Dropping Root Permissions In Python

I'd like to have a Python program start listening on port 80, but after that execute without root permissions. Is there a way to drop root or to get port 80 without it? ...

User permission check steps in CakePHP

I want to understand the sequence of steps how it is verified that a user has permission to particular application page ('Acl', 'Auth', 'Security' components are used). For example, a visitor clicks a link on another site that directs him to my application. What is the sequence of steps that my application does to verify that this user h...

PHP GD problem--not enough permission to make image?

Error: Warning: imagejpeg() [function.imagejpeg]: Unable to open 'images/xxx/xxx.jpg' for writing: Permission denied in /usr/www/users/xxx/resources/func.createthumbs.php on line 48 images/xxx/xxx/xxx.jpg Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/www/users/xxx/resources/updatethumbs.php...

Permission denied on jquery.min.js file in DotNetNuke

I have created some jQuery and put it in an ascx include. It works fine on regular pages, however when I load a secured page on my site I get the following javascript error. Permission Denied jquery.min.js Code: 0 Any ideas? ...

SharePoint permission level to modify metadata (properties) but not the document

Hi! Is it possible to implement a custom permission level that allows a user to modify the properies of a document, but not the document itself? If so, any hints on how to do it? Larsi ...

On Linux, how do I run a GUI app from a terminal shell under a different login?

Here's the deal. I logged into a Linux box (CentOS, but that shouldn't matter) as user A. I had to build a program as user B, so I started up a terminal shell, logged into that shell as B, and built it. When I try to run the app, I get this message: "connect to ":0.0" refused by server" Most likely because the current X Windows session...

How can i create a directory in drive C:\ ?

Hello SO's i am trying to create a directory in drive C: (at a win7 target machine) with Directory.CreateDirectory but so far no luck. I believe the problem has to do something with permissions-security... So here i am.. How can i create a directory in drive C? ...

SQL Server 2008 Express Grant User Permission

What is the appropriate SQL commands (not through the GUI) to add a windows user account to permissions on a SQL Server 2008 Database? ie.. I want to give someone read access and another person read/write.. ...