[ubuntu-us-nm] Ubuntu Server and Joomla Permissions Issue

[David Einerson]

Alright! Figured this out. I am running Joomla on the localhost, so all I
had to do was disable Joomla FTP. It does mention that in the install guide,
but I guess most people install on a remote host, so it isn't emphasized at
all. I have been able to install three components now without a hitch.

Thank you to everyone who helped. It was an excellent Ubuntu security primer
for me.

Dave E

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Kurt von Finck <mneptok at mneptok.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:43:37 -0600
> David Einerson <deinerson1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have Joomla 1.5.14 installed and running nicely on an Ubuntu 9.04
> > server. The server is fully patched and up-to-date.
> > The trouble I am having is that when I go to install a Joomla
> > Extension/Module/Plugin, etc the "inherited" file and directory
> > permissions only allow the user to read and write, which causes the
> > install to either fail or then require manual intervention to correct
> > the failed install.
> >
> > How do I get the file and directory permissions to be rw-rw-rw for
> > user, group, and other during installation. For example: I install
> > CiviCRM, which creates a few directories and lots of files in the
> > Joomla subdirectories. But because the inherited file and dir
> > permissions are user rw only, the install doesn't complete - CiviCRM
> > can't run the SQL script to create data tables because it doesn't
> > have access to the newly created files and directories.
> >
> > I have tried numerous "fixes" including:
> >
> >    - sudo chmod -R g+s /var/www/joomla15
> >    - sudo chmod -R o+s /var/www/joomla15
> >
> > These look like they should work, but perhaps I am missing a step or
> > a few. BTW, I ran the above commands *before* attempting the install.
> >
> > Currently the Joomla file structure owner and group is root and once
> > group and other get rw permission it works (minus db tables). Do I
> > need a special owner and/or group with proper permissions to inherit
> > from?
> >
> > Note: I can correct the permissions after the fact, but this only
> > works when the Joomla extension is created in a way that makes it
> > possible. For example, some extensions create database tables
> > directly from PHP during installation, so the extension just won't
> > work - without *a lot* of hoop jumping. For extensions like CiviCRM,
> > the install PHP uses a SQL script to create tables, which I can
> > manually execute after the fact. But, of course, this is a pain, when
> > I know it should work seamlessly during install.
> >
> > Any help with this "inherited" permission issue would be greatly
> > appreciated. I have been banging my head against it for a week.
>
> You will probably want to change the umask for the Joomla user to 2.
> This means that any files created by the Joomla user are set
>
> -rw-rw-r--
>
> and any directories created by the Joomla user are set
>
> drwxrwxr-x
>
> You can set this in the .profile / .bashrc / other of the Joomla user.
> Then ensure that any relevant users are in the Joomla user's default
> group.
>
> --
> ./k
>
> kurt von finck
>
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