changing ownership of files from "root"

[tugbrian]

can we change the owner of some of the key files that we have been modifying from root to the admin account created when photopost was installed?

or do they have to remain that way? Its just annoying to be unable to modify files via FTP and be stuck with ssh access.

[Chuck S]

well that would depend on you and your access to the server. If you have root access sign in via SSH as root AND cd to the webroot and say for example your photopost directory is photopost and your regular ftp account is jimbob you would type something like this

chown -R jimbob photopost

[tugbrian]

guess it was more of a "do any of those files need to keep their root ownership for software functionality" than a "how do I change them" post =)

[Chuck S]

no you probally just installed the software as root

[tugbrian]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

no you probally just installed the software as root

We paid you guys to install it....

Which is why we were asking if its ok to change.

[Chuck S]

well if you gave us root access to install it with no biggie you can do as I showed above to change it

[tugbrian]

lol..ok perhaps im just not asking the right question

is it going to break anything in the photopost software to change the permissions of these files from root to the admin account created when it was installed?

[Chuck S]

NO I beleive I said this above as well you will be fine

[tugbrian]

ok..thank you..sorry for the headache =)

[Chuck S]

Not a problem at all