[blackcode]

im getting an error chmod 777, i know why it is doing this but i dont know how to change the permission's though telnet... ive tryed getting help inside of telnet and it tells me there is no help avaliable and when i tryed cd and dir all the commands i could think of wouldnt work...

[DetroitGuy]

chmod [options] permissions file[s]

chmod 777 file.ext

[blackcode]

i had already tryed that command. it told me that was an invalid command

[DetroitGuy]

Are you telnetting into a windows machine? If so, that's the problem. Windows doesn't support CHMOD. There is also no alternative via telnet. You have to use FTP to modify permissions.

[blackcode]

nope this is a unix box im telnetting into... but from a windows computer

[DetroitGuy]

If you have FTP access, try to CHMOD via FTP. If you cannot, then the account does not have the correct permissions to use the CHMOD command.

[moronovich]

first, instead of telnet, use ssh for more security (asymmetric session keys). second, type "man chmod" in your *nix console (via ssh). last, make sure you own the file you're chmodding.