Ftp permissions in system preferences vs of the directories it accesses
I'm trying to setup a read only ftp account to access a directory on one of my external drives.
The external drive doesn't have permissions enabled.
So:
- I create an account to login to
- in its home directory, I create a link to the external drive (using the command line to create it as a soft link). Accidentally, I leave this as read-write by the owner, though read by others
- in the ftp setup panel I enable ftp for this user - but set it to read only
I then find that ftp allows this user to write to that directory.
What I'm at a loss then is to understand what the point of the permissions setup in SystemsPreferences is. I'd expected ftp to use the most restrictive of either those settings and of the file/directory permissions involved (so that its easy to make an account read only for remote access without stopping it being used for read-write when used locally without involving ftp).
How should this work? Any help gratefully received.
Good day!
As you claim it is Flash Player that is changing permissions on your computer the »Photoshop for Beginners« Forum may not be the ideal place to post regarding the issue. You could also try
http://forums.adobe.com/community/flashplayer
I find this offensive, intrusive and illegal.
Offensivenss and intrusiveness notwitstanding are you sure there is nothing about this in the terms of use/license agreement/whatever you or your husband accepted both for this installation and the OS in general? (Please note that I am not an Adobe employee, but I suspect Adobe has sufficient legal counsel not to open themselves to claims of misconduct easily.)
Regards,
Pfaffenbichler
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