"Allow scripts or programs to be run" grayed out on directory! How to set

[Richard Bell]

I'm new to FrontPage and wanted to set a directory with "Allow scripts
or programs to be run" set (I assume this will force the execute bit
on the target Unix server). It's grayed out! What am I missing?

 

[Steve Easton]

It has to be done live on the server. It "should" already be set that way if you're publishing to
UNIX. It "usually" is.

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[Richard Bell]

I'm not sure what you mean 'live on the server.' In FP I 'open site'
then select MyNetworkPlaces the live site 'www.mydomain.com'. The live
site comes up and appears normal. Then I select the CGI directory cgi
(this server calls it cgi not cgi-bin), properties and the option is
grayed out. What am I missing?

 

[Steve Easton]

If it's a server running UNIX you will have to do it via the web masters Control panel

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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[Steve Easton]

If it's a server running UNIX you will have to do it via the web masters Control panel

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[Andrew Murray]

yes, that is your live site.

Setting the excute permission *might* be something your host has to set - but
otherwise it should already be done that way.

Have you tried running a script from cgi-bin?

 

[Richard Bell]

I have tried running a script after setting the execute permissions
and everything works OK. That said, it's a pain to have to do it
manually.

I have also tried opening the site on the Unix server and using
tools-server-administration home (couldn't find anything that might
help).

 

[Richard Bell]

If I set the permissions on the cgi script to 755 all is well. It's a
bit of a pain to do them by hand and I read on MS that FP would set
them for me.