LiteSpeed unable to add new domains -- permissions issue?

[xianaier]

I've long used LSWS via shared hosting, but this is my first attempt to set it up in a VPS. Specifically, the standard free version. I have LiteSpeed installed, but I can't create new domains from the LSWS admin panel. I think it lacks write permissions to the '/home/domains' folders. How do I change permissions from SSH? I don't remember the syntax. I was going to change the entire '/home' to write permissions, assuming that's a good admin policy.

[carl owen]

This is possible if you enter the commands given below with the given instructions.

cd /home
ls -l (list domains in /home folder)
chmod 644 or 755 (depends on file or folder respectively) filename or foldername
e.g. chmod 644 filename
chmod 755 foldername
If you wish to set permissions recursively (for subfolders and files)
chmod 644 * -R
chmod 755 * -R (with precautions)

If something goes wrong and you wish to reset all permissions, you can enter the commands given below with the given instructions.

find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; # Set 'rw-r--r--' for all files.
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; # Set 'rwxr-xr-x' for all folders.