FTP server

[Margaret Doll]

Unless you make a link in your home directory or subdirectory to
a directory outside your location.  When you sftp into the system, you
can follow the links.

On Friday, June 18, 2004, at 07:27 PM, Sergei Giritch wrote:

> If you are using vsftp and in /etc/passwd you specified
> mosherben:x:800:800::/var/www:/bin/bash
> Then you root become /var/www .
> If you will try to cd / or /usr/local/apache etc. you will stay in 
> your root
> /var/www. You can not go above, copy files from above etc.
> the same with your friend, he will be bounded to his root
> /var/www/pectaybte.
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Sergei Giritch
> Web System Administrator
> Fleetchek.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of GK
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 8:41 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: RE: FTP server
>
> it is ok. But I have a question.  Can this users see all the 
> filesystem?
> (include / )?
> I have this problem in my vsftpd.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> El vie, 18 de 06 de 2004 a las 16:29, Sergei Giritch escribió:
>
>> Hi Ben!
>> In /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf specify
>> chroot_local_user=YES
>>
>> and comment
>> #anonymous_enable=YES
>>
>> Then to bind user to his home directory
>> In /etc/passwd
>>
>> mosherben:x:800:800::/var/www:/bin/bash
>> pectabyte:x:801:801::/var/www/pectaybte:/bin/bash
>>
>> Then in the bash execute
>> chmod 777 -R /var/www/pectaybte
>> chown pectabyte:pectabyte -R /var/www/pectaybte
>>
>> that's it
>> Best Regards,
>> Sergei Giritch
>> Web System Administrator
>> Fleetchek.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]
>> On Behalf Of Ben Sewell
>> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:52 AM
>> To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: FTP server
>>
>> Hi,
>> ok I installed the vsftpd which came with RH9. Anyhows I know the 
>> config
>> file is in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf but how do I configure it to be
>> multi-users with no anonymous access. This is only for a friend and 
>> myself
>
>> to use. I have created our usernames and passwords but how to choose 
>> what
>> directories we have access to?
>>
>> I want my account (mosherben) to access /var/www/ for complete 
>> control of
>> the FTP server and service so I can change the permissions of a 
>> subfolder
>> using an FTP client if I dont like something I see in one of the 
>> folders.
>>
>> I want my friends account (pectabyte) to access /var/www/pectaybte to
>> control his area of the FTP service.
>>
>> Both accounts need full permissions (7). Can someone help me figure 
>> the
>> configuration out?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ben
>>
>> PS: I havnt updated any packages yet using up2date before someone 
>> asks.
>>
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