Cannot set permissions for the files, ".htaccess & .htpassword" 1

[powahusr]

I'm having a problem with setting permissions for the following files when they're placed on a Server running Linux:

.htaccess
.htpassword

I don't know if it's a Linux related issue, but I never had this problem when I used a UNIX server as my Web Server?

I'm able to transfer these files successfully to the Web Server but once there, I cannot see them. Since I cannot see the files, I cannot set permissions because I'm only connected to the Server through an FTP connection and cannot CHMOD them.

Telnet is not an option for me to use, so I basically need to achieve this using FTP. I'm running "Windows 2000 Pro" and it's native FTP program to transfer the files.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[johnhoke]

You posted this in another forum, where i answered it.... but...

get a different ftp client, ws-ftp, cuteftp and a number of other gui based win32 apps can do what you want.

---
John Hoke<br>

 

[powahusr]

In addition to Window's FTP client, I used WS_FTP_PRO. I'm convinced it's a Web Server issue.

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Read this and try it out under WS_FTP_PRO....

http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/WS-20001229-DM04.htm

.

RGds

 

[powahusr]

Thanks for the Knowledge Base link, but running &quot;ls -lt&quot; makes all files hidden.

 

[ifincham]

Hi

That should be 'ls -la' or 'ls -al' (option order doesn't matter). The 'a' is what shows all files . The 't' paramter just sorts the list.

Rgds

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Actually just tried it myself and the intructions are misleading. The box just needs the <parameters> to 'ls' not the whole command... so just put '-la' in the box and press enter. It works for me...

Rgds

 

[powahusr]

&quot;-la&quot; Worked Great! Thanks!!!

 

[powahusr]

BTW,

The folks at Ipswitch failed to help me out with this issue because I own WS_FTP Pro 6.6 and not the current Version &quot;7.0&quot;. It also took them 5 days to respond to my inquiry, which was only to tell me that they're not supporting V6.6. What a nice company.