'Linux: Apache can not delete file despite of sufficient permissions
PHP script uploads archives on the web server and unzip them. Under some conditions I need to delete previously unzipped files. But apache can not delete the files because it get "Access denied" error despite of it has all the necessary permissions. I tried to delete them as 'apache' user manually and got the same error.
For example:
# ls -l
....
-rw-r--r--. 1 apache apache 46 янв 26 11:11 desktop.ini
# sudo -u apache rm desktop.ini
rm: невозможно удалить «desktop.ini»: Отказано в доступе
^^^ It means Access Denied
I can delete the files as 'root' user. I thought that it can be by selinux restrictions. But selinux works in permissive mode:
# getenforce
Permissive
Solution 1:[1]
make sure that the apache service is indeed running as username 'apache' as it is typically running as username 'www-data' however I am sure you most likely have checked this already.
the user 'apache' only has write/read permissions in your above post
however to delete a file you need write/execute permissions
give the user execute permissions
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | mister_cool_beans |