Re: Off Topic - Setting up of FTP Server

["biscut" <biscut ntlworld com>]

Its okay, I have found out how to do it...thanks very much for the
assistance though :-)

Regards
biscut

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of biscut
> Sent: 23 February 2001 10:20
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: RE: Off Topic - Setting up of FTP Server
>
>
> So, is it possible to have the /ftp/software directory on another disk by
> default ?? I don't mind having the whole of the /ftp structure on another
> disk it just can't stay where it is on the main system as the disk isnt
> large enough and I don't fancy reinstalling just for this :-)
> Is there a config change I can make in proftpd.conf or something??
>
> Regards
> biscut
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
> > [mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of Kalum /
> > Grendel
> > Sent: 23 February 2001 00:12
> > To: Redhat-Install-List Redhat  Com
> > Subject: Re: Off Topic - Setting up of FTP Server
> >
> >
> > On  Thu, 22 Feb 2001, biscut commented thusly,
> >
> > Hi Biscuit ,
> >
> > > > I have an FTP server set up (proftpd) and it works fairly
> > well, but under
> > > > the /ftp/pub directory I would like to be able to have a
> > directory called
> > > > "software" that is on another much larger hard disk...my
> > question is how
> > > > do I do this link so that it works from FTP, I have tried
> creating the
> > > > symbolic link in the /ftp/pub directory (ln -s /dev/hdc1/software
> > > > software) and this works when I cd from a terminal session
> > however when I
> > > > ftp to the server and then try to cd to the directory via
> the symbolic
> > > > link then I get no such file or directory errors.
> >
> > Unfortuantely this is not possible because in anonymous logins
> , the user
> > is chrooted to the /ftp/pub directory, ie the user cannot move
> below /ftp,
> > ie he cant acess /. This is for obvious security reasons, ie if such
> > symlinks were allowed to work, then a user can escape from that chrooted
> > environment. ie if  he is allowed in to /dev/hdc1/software, then he can
> > descend down and do all sorts of mischief etc.
> >
> > Heres the relevant section from the
> > <http://www.proftpd.net/docs/proftpdfaq-full.html>
> >
> > Symlinks
> >
> > Symlinks will not work from within a chrooted area. The reason should be
> > clear from a casual inspection of the nature of the chroot
> command. It is
> > not possible to have a symbolic link to a directory which can't
> be reached
> > beacuse it's outside of the current chroot. Work arounds to allow access
> > to other parts of the file system include exporting the part of the
> > filesystem to be accessed from inside the chroot and mounting via NFS,
> > using hard file links or (on Solaris) using lofs to mount the directory
> > via the loopback.
> >
> >        mount -Flofs /home/data1 /ftp/data1
> >        mount -Flofs /home/data2 /ftp/data2
> >
> >
> > Do the other people on this list know of anyother methods?
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Grendel
> >
> >
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