Re: [cobalt-security] FTP with admin

[Bill Irwin <bill_irwin@xxxxxxxx>]

baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> This problem surfaced after installation of
> RaQ4-All-Security-1.0.1-10108.pkg.
> 
> When I FTP into my main site, using admin with proper password,
> permission is denied for uploads into /web.
> 
> I can upload anywhere under /web and can create files via telnet.
> 
> WS_FTP works properly in other sites.  Permissions and ownership
> seem correct.
> 
> If I "touch" a file first, then I can upload.
> 
> Any hints/similar experience ?
> 
> How to uninstall the patch to confirm that it is the source of the
> problem?
> 
> Thom
> 
> baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx             Thom LaCosta K3HRN Webmaster
> 

Thom,

We have not found many instances where the patch is the cause of the
problem. The likely source is something else you may have done to the
site or something that was incorrectly set in the first place. If you
are using Frontpage, this is a known troublemaker (then again, MS is
what it is).

To uninstall a patch:

SU - to root
cd to /var/lib/cobalt/uninstallers
type ./<filename of package to uninstall>
Reboot

The package should be removed... However, since this made kernel
modifications, I do not know how well it would uninstall. You would do
so at your own risk.

disclaimer -
<all opinions expressed by me, are my own and not the expressed opinions
of my employer>

-- 
Bill Irwin
Technical Support Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.