FTP restrictions

[George]

I'm a newbie as well, with very basic Unix skills. We are running Open
Server 5.05.
I would like to know if there is a way to restrict a specific users access
to directories during a ftp session.

We would like to provide some users with the ability to upload and download
files, but they should not be able to get, send, or view files in any other
directories.

Any Help is appreciated.
George

[Matt Schalit]

It's called non-anonymous chrooted access.
Better still is making all those people guest
users also. When a user logs in with a real
unix username and password, a chroot is done
which jails them in their directory. All data
and libraries needed for them to work need to
be within the jail. So it's awkward. Making
them guest users provides a further level of
restriction. If you make them guest users
only and don't chroot them, they are still
jailed, less securely, but then they don't
any special files w/in the jail.

Do these via your ftpaccess file. It takes a
bit of determination. I recommend wu-ftpd 2.6.2
which is current. Visit wu-ftp.org and read up
on the extensive guest howto's and whatnot.
Be prepared to exercise patience :)

Complex, but very doable.
Matt

[Terry Paterson]

Hi There,

try a search on "guest ftp" on www.sco.com/ta - you should find some help there !

T

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[Bill Vermillion]

In article <0bg68.41107$xb.413...@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>,
George <redoak76515yahoo@.com> wrote:

If each user is to have their own directory to upload/download
then I'm assuming you are running a depository where and admin
retreives certain files. Just set the users home directories with
permissions that don't allow other users in. Eg directory
permissons of 700 owned by the user.

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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com