Unable to create new directories in /srv/www

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/srv/www was root:root but I changed it to wwwrun:web (if this is a bad idea don't hesitate to tell me).

user@Web2:/srv> ll
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root   root 4096 May  5  2010 ftp
drwxrwxr-x 3 wwwrun web  4096 May  2 14:39 www

my user is also in the web group and is unable to create directories within www. How come, if we're in the same group?

I do need apache to be able to serve these files.

are you using something like redhat or centos?
– Mike
May 2, 2013 at 19:23 — Mike, May 2, 2013 at 19:23
Slackware most likely.
– Danila Ladner
May 2, 2013 at 19:47 — Danila Ladner, May 2, 2013 at 19:47
We are using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
– Ben
May 2, 2013 at 19:57 — Ben, May 2, 2013 at 19:57

Michael Hampton · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-02 19:24:50Z

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Make sure that you're actually in the web group before you start your operations:

newgrp web

answered May 2, 2013 at 19:24

Michael Hampton

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groups user shows: user : web so I know I am in that group.
– Ben
May 2, 2013 at 19:56
At least try it before you reject the idea.
– Michael Hampton
May 2, 2013 at 19:57
Ah... so you're saying I needed to refresh my groups and/or reconnect before it would recognize I'm in the new group. That worked. I thought the command was trying to create the group.
– Ben
May 2, 2013 at 20:00

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