Re: Why do I need Read access to a directory, to WRITE to it?

From: Syltrem (syltremzulu_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 10/04/04 

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:06:09 -0400

I tried this on VMS, to compare the behaviour with that of Windows, as my
co-worker was trying to setup an FTP site where people could upload files,
while not being allowed to see other files already in that folder.

I found out VMS does the same as Windows in that regard (must have Read
permission to write to the folder)

The problem was resolved by setting protections to disallow read, on the FTP
site virtual directory in IIS.
So the IIS protection applies, on top of the folder's.

Thanks to all who responded 

-- 
Syltrem
OpenVMS 7.3-1 + Oracle 8.1.7.4
http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem (OpenVMS related web site, en français)
---zulu is not in my email address---
"Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER" <peter@langstoeger.at> a écrit dans le message
de news:newscache$gg3z4i$4bq$1@news.sil.at...
> In article <415DC4AE.D1CD9E2A@teksavvy.com>, JF Mezei
<jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> writes:
> >Syltrem wrote:
> >> Why do I need the Read privilege on the directory to write to it?
> >
> >Because in order to update the actual directory file, you need to read
its
> >structures, update the structures and write them back. Creating file
inside a
> >dirtectory requires you update the directory file.
>
> While this is logical and true, I think every system manager asked the
> same question before (how can a user copy a file into an archive directory
> without being able to read the whole archive)..
>
> -- 
> Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER
> Network and OpenVMS system specialist
> E-mail  peter@langstoeger.at
> A-1030 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist

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