Re: [Nautilus-list] FTP file permissions

[Abe Fettig <abe fettig net>]

I want to be able to upload cgi scripts to website through FTP and make
them executable.  I would also like to be able to view the permissions
of files already on the site.

I don't need to see or change ownership information, just
owner/group/others permissions.  It seems like this should be possible,
since FTP supports the chmod command, and most other graphical FTP
clients allow you to do this.

Thanks for your help!

Abe

On 27 Jun 2001 04:22:36 +0800, Ian McKellar wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 02:48:03PM -0400, Abe Fettig wrote:
> > Any chance that Nautilus will support setting file permissions in FTP
> > directories any time soon?  Is this a gnome-vfs issue?
> 
> This is a gnome-vfs issue.
> 
> The problem is that its basically impossible to map the permissions exposed
> by the remote server meaningfully to local applications. We can work out
> what user/group a file belongs to, and what the permissions for the group
> and user that own the file are, however theres no way of working out which
> user we're logged in as, so all this information is fairly useless. 
> 
> Additionally, the representation of permissions in gnome-vfs is closely
> linked to the local user/group databases.
> 
> What are you trying to do - perhaps we can work out some way that you can
> do what you're trying to.
> 
> Ian