From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 10:31:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC2E737B401 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:31:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post2.inre.asu.edu (post2.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4C2D43F3F for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:31:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post2.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) id <0HH300901N5SXH@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:27:28 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) with ESMTP id <0HH3007DVN5SP6@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:27:28 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) by smtp.asu.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h5QHRSH29517 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:27:28 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h5QHRSA31570 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:27:28 -0700 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:27:28 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030626102728.B30626@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: ftpchroot issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:31:27 -0000 I want to chroot the 'only' ftp user account that is permitted. So, I've put every account in ftpusers EXCEPT the one I want permitted. So far that works, though the name suggests a reverse logic, ie ftpusers implies users who MAY ftp in to me... But it wouldn't be the first time my logic was reversed... Anyway, I want to chroot the ftp user to a special file system so I used the ftpchroot file as follows: ===================== cat /etc/ftpchroot ===================== # by db # 2003-06-25 softsys /mnt/newdisk/ ./ghosted ==================== This seems consistend with the syntax mentioned in the man page, yet when I attempt to log in as softsys, I get the message =================== Name (XXXX:xxxx): softsys 331 Password required for softsys. Password: 550 Can't change root. Login failed. =================== any advice? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"