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Subject: Re: user rights
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On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:19:38 +0100
eoghan <eoghanj@gmail.com> wrote:

> I want to be able to edit stuff in my /public_html folder as a
> normal user. What permissions (group) do I need to add for this user.
> I have www already but the /home/user/public_html/ is still read only.

you need 755 (or 705) on your home-directory itself

the rest (in your public_html) should be 644 for files and 755 for
sub-directories

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