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### Step 3 - Setting File Permissions

After you have completed the section of this guide titled "Step 2 - Uploading," you must now set the file permissions on the files listed in the table below. Since this is a Linux/*nix function, Windows server users will not be able to do this. On a Windows/NT server, however, you will need to give the data folders (those specified to be CHMOD 755) full read/write permissions. On Windows servers, you will probably need to contact your web host's support department and request that these permissions be set for you.

If you don't have success installing YaBB with these settings, try these Alternative CHMOD Settings.

------- NON cgi-bin section ---------

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/*.js
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/*.swf

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Attachments

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars/* (all files)
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars/UserAvatars
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars/UserAvatars/folder placeholder.txt

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Buttons
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Buttons/English/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (6 graphic files: 5 .gif, 1 .png)
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (3 .js files)
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (1 .css file and the GPL.txt)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (6 graphic files: 6 .gif)
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (gb_scripts.js)
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (1 .html file and 1 .css file)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/ModImages

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Smilies
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Smilies/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin/default/* (all files)
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin/default.css

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/* (all files)
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default.css
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/yabb21/* (all files)
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/yabb21.css

------- CGI-BIN Section (Transfer all files in ASCII) ---------

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/AdminIndex.pl
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/FixFile.pl
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Paths.pl
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Setup.pl
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Admin
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Admin/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Backups
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Backups/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Boards
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Boards/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Boards
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Members
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Messages
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Variables

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Admin
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Admin/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Gmod
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Gmod/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Moderator
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Moderator/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/User
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/User/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Members
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Members/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Messages
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Messages/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/* (all files)
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Tar
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Tar/* (all files)
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Zip
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive//Zip/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Digest
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Digest/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email/Date
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email/Date/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/MIME
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/MIME/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources
- -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/default
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/default/* (all files)
- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/yabb21
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/yabb21/* (all files)

- drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables
- -rw-rw-rw- (CHMOD 666) cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables/* (all files)