File Permissions in Plugin: iThemes Security

  • Resolved morjachok

    (@morjachok)


    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hello!
    In the settings of the plugin there is a table that recommends setting access rights for server folders – 755. I have a local server, the operating system is Windows 7. Via Total Commander and Filezilla, the permissions for files and folders are not set (in Windows file permissions – 777). How to make 755 and the value of Ok?
    Using the plugin, I changed the permissions to 444 in the files: wp-config.php and .htaccess.

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  • @morjachok

    This plugin was not written to run on a Windows platform …
    It appears to function … but with numerous Windows platform specific bugs.
    You just stumbled on one of those bugs.

    You simply cannot get 755 permissions on Windows folders.
    Save yourself a lot of troubles and stop running this on a Windows server platform.

    Thread Starter morjachok

    (@morjachok)

    I found a solution. In the properties of the required folders and files, you need to install – read only.
    Close the topic.

    @morjachok

    Tested (on Windows 7), but that will only work for files. It does not work for directories/folders.

    I did manage to set the permissions on a Windows directory to 555 but it seems to be inconsistant on different directories. Not sure what’s happening …

    Anyway the code checks for 755 and I still don’t think you can get that on a Windows platform. Perhaps when using acl’s (Access Control Lists)…
    Also note that 755 is rwxr-xr-x
    Windows Read only file property = r–r–r– = 444

    Since the plugin checks directories for 755, 444 does not equal 755, so not sure how you solved this … Seems to me this simply cannot be resolved on a Windows platform.

    Also only if the plugin would check directory permissions <= 755 (LESS or equal) it would turn the status column to green when 555 is detected …

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