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Permission and Security The following discussion pertains to permission and security on UNIX and Linux servers.  Using ssh ls -al will allow you to see all the permission setting of every file and sub-directory.  chmod code filename will change the permission setting of the file or sub-directory.  You should see -rwxr-xr-x for executable files (e.g. CGI scripts) and drwxr-xr-x for directories, or change it with chmod 755 filename.  For other files (e.g. HTML, GIF, JPG, PHP, JSP, etc.), you should see -rw-r--r, or  change it with chmod 644 filename Using WS_FTP LE Point your mouse to the Remote System window, click on the right mouse button and select Directory list.  Select the file you wish to set permission, then click on the right mouse button and select chmod (UNIX).  For directories and executable files (e.g. CGI scripts), you should use this:   Owner Group Other Read x x x Write x     Execute x x x For other files, (e.g. HTML, GIF, JPG, PHP, JSP, etc.):   Owner Group Other Read x x x Write x     Execute