Folder Ownership Problem

[silentmedia]

Hi All, my first ever forum post... I need a little help please...

I have installed JA Pollux Template (Great Looking), using the Joomla Installer. Which is fine.

When I try to change logo image FTP or JXPlorer won't let me.

JXPlorer shows that the new template folder owner is 'noboddy' (99) where as all the other folders correctly show up as owned by my login.

Could anyone help me please :confused:

Jazz

[Hung Dinh]

The problem is the folder permission which is not because of the template. Can you chmod the template folder "ja_pollux" to 777 via FTP?

[silentmedia]

Hi Hung, thanks for the reply!

Yes I agree this is not specific to any template. Tried CHMOD 777 but it still wont let me overwrite files in / or add files to the "ja_pollux" folder. Becasue I am not the owner!

All the other folders in Joomla are show up as "owned by" me but the "ja_pollux" shows as "no owner (99)", meaning I can't do anything with it!

I assume Joomla "Template installation" has created this folder? Any suggestions? Thanks! :)

[avantart]

talk with your hoster.. there are different ways to install and configure PHP

and if it is installed as a cgi (if I am right) all upload- etc. activities will belong to the main user (in your case nobody) and not your user

your hoster might prepare this for being joomla-compatible

[khanh le]

Please goto your administration panel, choose "Site->Global Configuration", select table "Server" and choose chmod files and directories to 777 (remember to check "Apply to existing files/directories).

[silentmedia]

Thanks avantart, I'm not very IT literate so kinda got the jist of what you were saying. My host has sorted for me by CHOWN?

Cheers!

[silentmedia]

Hi Khanh - Thanks for your try but that made no effect. Its not the directory permissions that's the problem - it is about folder 'Ownership'. My host (Rochen) have CHOWN changed permissions for me.

Apparently this is a Joomla bug which is fixed is Beta 1.5

[danconia]

Hello Silentmedia. Can you be more specific on how your problem was resolved? I am having the same issue.

[silentmedia]

Hello Silentmedia. Can you be more specific on how your problem was resolved? I am having the same issue.

Hi danconia, i'm no expert but will try. When you make a folder on your server it associates you as the owner of that folder - for you to edit as you please. But when you are installing a template via Joomla - when Joomla creates the required template folder it does so without associating you as the owner...

... so when you come to make edits, or try and do anything with the folder it won;t let you! You can have your server administrator correct this for you. They kind of do a 'chmod' permissions equivilant on the folder to make you the owner again.

I beilive this is a bug which is fixed in 1.5

hope that helps!

[swemmel]

Ji Jazz,

What you can try is install the new JoomlaXplorer. (http://developer.joomla.org/sf/frs/do/listReleases/projects.joomlaxplorer/frs.joomlaxplorer)

You can switch in your backend to FTP-mode. Then try to chmod the directory and upload the file.

Goodluck,
Peter