Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:30:42 -0700 From: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net> To: Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp configuration files Message-ID: <3BC477B2.53262305@DougBarton.net> References: <20011010101019.F73080-100000@mail.wlcg.com>
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Rob Simmons wrote:
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> Instead of having the two ftp config files, ftpchroot and ftpusers, maybe
> this could be incorporated into fields in the passwd file, or turned into
> options in login.conf. This way you would be able to look at all this
> information at once. It would be easier to make sure that all the users
> that need to be listed in ftpusers get restricted properly. The same
> would go for ftpchroot.
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> Is this something that has been thought about before? Is there a reason
> not to do something like this?
Historical reasons, not breaking compatability with password file
standards, and violation of the unix idea of combining smaller building
blocks to create larger tools.
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"We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."
- George W. Bush, President of the United States
September 20, 2001
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