I can't delete a directory and it's subfolders on a unix server.
Also I can't set the attributes for those folders.
I have deleted the individual files in those subfolders and directory first.

My ftp program is only showing the directory and it's subfolders.
I want to delete them but I can't.
There is probably a hidden .htaccess file somewhere.
I can't find the option Show hidden files in my ftp-program.

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of these folders.

TIA

 

F150Europe,

FYI, an .htaccess file controls behavior for the Apache webserver, not FTP or file system rights.

What is likely happening is that the user that you are logged in as with your FTP client does not own or have sufficient rights to directory that you are trying to delete.

 

Thanks,

I have uploaded the directory and the subfolders myself.
I had no problem with deleting other directories or subfolders.

This is how one of the .htaccess files that I uploaded look like.


<files "*.*">
deny from all
</files>

This file has nothing to do then with the fact that I can't delete the directory and subfolders?

 

I agree with the webmaster. When I set up a test w2k server, i put two shares on it and only gave access to these shares through the Domain Admin Group and a Group that I created.

To make a long story short I had two reinstall the active directory and now I can't do anything to those two directories because the two groups that had access to them no longer exsist.

Another lesson learned: always leave the Administrator account alone

 

F150Europe...

What FTP client are you using?

Can you find out what the "rights" are on the directory you are trying to delete? If it is WS_FTP, you can highlight the directory and click on "DirInfo" What are the results?

Steve

 

LeechFTP

All subfolders and dir are chmodded to 755.
I also tried with a shell.pl script uploaded to my cgi dir.
It won't let me delete those subfolders and dir.

 

Who actually owns the directory (user & group) ... is the user you are using to FTP with that user or in that group?

Did you say there are subfolders under the folder you are trying to delete?

Do you have telnet access to this server?

 

I think I am the owner, it is my website.

1 dir and 2 subfolders
subfolders are empty.
All chmodded to 755

7 owner
execute/list, read and write

5 Group
execute/list, read

5 Public
execute/list, read


Telnet access?

I don't know, how can I find out.

Thanks for the help.

 

Problem is fixed.
Don't know why but I could delete the dir and folders right away, using WS_FTP Pro.