Rename folder -> create new folder equals contents of old folder

Ok. I followed the perfect setup for Fedora Core 5.

When accessing the site via IP, renaming a folder to something else, and then recreating a new folder with the same name, will result in the new folder holding the contents of the old directory. Whether it is a symlink or a true copy I am not sure and have no time to explore.

I was originally gonna post a "aw crap! why me!" thread but as indicated above, logging in via the actual domain does not cause the same problems.

 

using FTP. this FTP has had no problems before.

FlashFXP

 

And does the domain name point to the correct IP address? You can check with

Code:

dig domain.com

 

I think you misunderstand.

FTPing to the IP will create the problem mentioned. FTPing to the domain which points to the IP will not.

In any case, the domain points to the IP.

 

What's the output of

Code:

ls -la /path/to/parentfolder

and what's the name of the directory you're trying to rename?

 

Hi. How do I do this? Thru the ftp? I'm using a GUI ftp.

Or should I access the server directly.

Sorry, completely lost here.

 

After connecting succesfully, I immediately get a connection closed by host message. Both on accessing via IP and via the domain.

 

Did you connect as root? Maybe the user you tried doesn't have shell access.

Anyway, instead of SSH, you can use the system's terminal if you have physical access to the system.

 

I gave the user SSH access. It's the admin accoun for that web but it's not "root" account. So anyway...

ls -la via direct access is as follows:

Code:

total 356
drwxr-xr-x 14 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:30 .
drwxrwxr-x  9 admin  web4     4096 Dec  9 13:21 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4      825 Dec  3 20:11 AdminSettings.sample
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     3198 Dec  3 20:11 api.php
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:12 bin
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4    17997 Dec  3 20:11 COPYING
drwxr-xr-x  4 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:12 docs
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:12 extensions
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4      162 Dec  3 20:11 FAQ
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4   159466 Dec  3 20:12 HISTORY
drwxrwxrwx  9 admin  web4     4096 Dec  7 19:48 images
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     1446 Dec  3 20:12 img_auth.php
drwxr-xr-x  7 admin  web4    12288 Dec  3 19:48 includes
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     1755 Dec  3 20:12 index.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     3989 Dec  3 20:12 INSTALL
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     3538 Dec  3 20:12 install-utils.inc
drwxr-xr-x  4 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:02 languages
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:02 locale
-rw-rw-rw-  1 apache apache   4790 Dec  7 18:49 LocalSettings.php
drwxr-xr-x  9 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:07 maintenance
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:07 math
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     1348 Dec  3 20:12 opensearch_desc.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     6173 Dec  3 20:12 profileinfo.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     3535 Dec  3 20:12 README
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4      319 Dec  3 20:12 redirect.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4       91 Dec  3 20:12 redirect.phtml
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4    21177 Dec  3 20:12 RELEASE-NOTES
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:08 serialized
drwxr-xr-x  9 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:11 skins
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4      605 Dec  3 20:12 StartProfiler.php
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin  web4     4096 Dec  3 20:11 tests
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     2316 Dec  3 20:12 thumb.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4     1270 Dec  3 20:12 trackback.php
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4    12210 Dec  3 20:12 UPGRADE
-rw-r--r--  1 admin  web4       88 Dec  3 20:12 wiki.phtml

 

And what's the name of the directory you're trying to rename?

 

The name of the directory wiki and I was trying to rename it to wiki.old and it is the parent directory of all those files you've seen earlier..

 

I need the contents of the parent directory of wiki:

Code:

ls -la /path/to/parentfolder

 

Code:

total 40
drwxrwxr-x  9 admin web4 4096 Dec 11 23:37 .
drwxr-xr-x  8 admin web4 4096 Dec  4 04:00 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root 4096 Dec  3 17:06 error
-rw-rw-r--  1 admin web4 1212 Dec  3 20:28 index.html
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root    0 Dec 11 23:37 ls.txt
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin web4 4096 Dec  4 04:00 stats
drwxr-xr-x 14 admin web4 4096 Dec  3 20:30 wiki
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin web4 4096 Dec  3 17:11 wikiasdf
drwxr-xr-x 16 admin web4 4096 Dec  3 17:05 wiki.disabled
drwxr-xr-x 15 admin web4 4096 Dec  3 17:25 wikif
drwxr-xr-x  2 admin web4 4096 Dec  3 17:10 wiki.sdfsd

the wiki* are renamed folders to test this occurence..

 

How does this output change if you use an FTP client and try to rename the wiki directory

a) using an IP address to connect

b) using an FQDN?

 

I really don't know. If you want, I can give you access to the server to do all your tests and stuff.

Basically, I rename "wiki" to "wiki.old". "wiki.old" is a valid folder with valid contents. I create a new "wiki" and upon entering the folder I see all the old contents there. As previously mentioned, I did not check if it was a symlink or a copy.

Please PM if you want the details. Cheers.

 

Just do what you did at the beginning of the thread (trying to rename the folder with your FTP client) and then post the output of

Code:

ls -la ...

here again.

 

Test performed solely on folders.

1) Create A

2) Create A/B

Code:

total 28
drwxrwxr-x 7 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:03 .
drwxr-xr-x 9 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:52 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:03 A
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:01 awstats
drwxrwxr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  1 13:21 error
-rw-rw-r-- 1 fusionstream web3  100 Dec 11 12:17 index.html
drwxr-xr-x 4 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 10 23:32 mirror
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  2 04:00 stats

3) Rename A to A.old

Code:

total 32
drwxrwxr-x 7 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 9 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:52 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:03 A.old
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:01 awstats
drwxrwxr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  1 13:21 error
-rw-rw-r-- 1 fusionstream web3  100 Dec 11 12:17 index.html
drwxr-xr-x 4 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 10 23:32 mirror
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  2 04:00 stats

4) Create A (A contains B)

Code:

total 36
drwxrwxr-x 8 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 9 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:52 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:04 A
drwxr-xr-x 3 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 22:03 A.old
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 13 19:01 awstats
drwxrwxr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  1 13:21 error
-rw-rw-r-- 1 fusionstream web3  100 Dec 11 12:17 index.html
drwxr-xr-x 4 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec 10 23:32 mirror
drwxr-xr-x 2 fusionstream web3 4096 Dec  2 04:00 stats

4.1) A/B cannot be renamed via FTP

Code:

RNFR B
550 B: No such file or directory
Rename Failure

4.2) Unable to enter/delete A/B via FTP

Code:

CWD /web/A/B
550 /web/A/B: No such file or directory
PORT 192,168,1,99,12,142

4.3) Unable to enter A/B via HTTP
access via HTTP reveals 404 error while trying to access A/B

4.4) Refresh of A via FTP makes A/B disappear

4.5) #DIR of A does not reveal A/B
4.6) #DIR of A.old reveals A.old/B

Deletion of folder and recreation does not display this problem.
Connecting to the server's FQDN also "solves" this problem.

I'm beginning to think this has got more to do with proftpd.

 

That sounds really odd...