Setting default permissions
File Manager provides a way to reset file permissions on your domain files.
To set default file permissions:
On the left navigation panel, go to the section Windows Web Hosting Services > File Manager, then click Set Default Permissions.
On the Set default file permissions page, select Apply Edit to reset permissions.
Resetting the permissions on your domain files to default applies the following permissions:
Full Control to the entire domain will be provided to all the administrators of the domains (with Inheritance)
The Web Visitor will be granted Read and Execute permissions on the Web Folder of the parent domain (with Inheritance)
The FTP Visitor (if FTP is enabled) will be granted Read and Execute permission on FTP Root folder (No Inheritance) and
The FTP Visitor is granted Read and Execute permission on FTP \anonymous folder (with Inheritance)
Note: However if FTP users were added prior to this operation then they will not have necessary rights to perform FTP operations. You need to assign permissions explicitly.
If you face problems with file permissions, then you can reset all the permissions using Set Default Permissions feature.
Important: However, by doing so the following information will be lost:
Permissions related to FTP users that are added to your domain.
Web Visitor may loose read permissions on subdomains.
Any custom changes made to file permissions through File Manager. However, you can redo these operations using File Manager.
Below is an example, to be performed for each FTP user. Suppose the FTP user name is usr1@mydomain.com.
On the left navigation panel, go to the section Windows Web Hosting Services > File Manager, then click Manage Files and Folders.
On the File Manager page, click Security from the tool bar.
At the domain root locate the folder usr1@mydomain.com. This is the home directory of the FTP user.
In the Security section, assign Read, Write, Execute or Full Control permissions (depending upon the requirement) to usr1@mydomain.com
Click FTP Folder from the tool bar and assign Read and Execute permissions to usr1@mydomain.com
Any custom changes can be made using File Manager. File permissions are very important for the security of your Web/FTP sites. Contact your Service Provider for further assistance.