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Changing File Permissions using SFTP

  1. Login to your web account using SFTP. For step-by-step instructions on how to use SFTP, please see How to use SFTP.

  2. Change into directory where your files reside by double clicking the folders. For example, if you want to change the file permission of the email.html file in your www directory, double-click the www folder to open it.

  3. Now you will see the email.html file (or a file you intend to change the file permissions) on the right panel of the FTP window (1). Right click on the html file. The pop-up menu window will open. Select Properties (2).



  4. The Properties window (for the selected file) will open. To change the permissions, you can either check the check boxes (1) or write permissions in a permission mask text field (2). For example, to make the email.html viewable on the web, check read, write, and execute for the Owner, and read and execute for the Group and Other. Or type 755 in the Permission Mask text field (2). Both areas (1 and 2) are synchronized, and a change in one area will be reflected on the other. Note: Permissions of .php files on Veritas/Champion should be set to 700 (read, write, execute for owner only).



  5. Click OK. Now check to see whether the page is viewable on the web by clicking Refresh/Reload.