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Hello,

I have a problem creating files in a certain folder. I installed apache and mysql today, using this guide:

http[remove]://computerfaq.be/ubuntu-apache-mysql-php-server-installeren/

(can't post links yet )

Instead of /home/www/html I used /home/www/ for the document root.

Now I wanted to make a file to test if the server worked, so I tried (while in the /home/www/ folder):

Code:

cat > index.html
bash: index.html: Permission denied
sudo cat > index.html
bash: index.html: Permission denied

I've looked at the permission settings for the www folder, however I can't find anything unusual, settings for this folder are currently: drwxrwxr-x, should be sufficient right?

Is it because of the apache server that I cannot create files in this folder? I have solved the problem by making the file somewhere else and then moving it to the www folder, but that is quite cumbersome. Any way to solve this?

what is the ownership and group ownership of that folder ? And who are you logged on as ?

I am logged on as marc.

Code:

marc@s097116:/home$ ls -lh
total 8,0K
drwxr-xr-x 51 marc marc 4,0K 2011-01-25 15:56 marc
drwxrwxr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2011-01-25 16:00 www

Shouldn't I be able to create a file with these settings, if I use sudo?

if sudo allows you to run as root or a user in group root...try "sudo id" and check who it runs as...

Okay, I tried that:

Code:

marc@s097116:/home$ id
uid=1000(marc) gid=1000(marc) groups=1000(marc),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),46(plugdev),111(lpadmin),119(admin),122(sambashare)
marc@s097116:/home$ sudo id
[sudo] password for marc: 
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)

No idea how to read this though..

Moderator's Comments:

Please use CODE tags for console output and listings

Ah...its because the local shell is doing the redirect, and although the "sudo cat" is running as root, the redirect is being done by the shell...
Try:

Code:

sudo "cat > index.html"

Nope, no good:

Code:

marc@s097116:/home/www$ sudo cat > /home/www/test.html
bash: /home/www/test.html: Permission denied

Strange that I can move files to the folder though :S