Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:55:31 -0000 From: "Daniel Conlon" <daniel@donhost.co.uk> To: "Chris Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Limited FTP accounts Message-ID: <NCBBIPFNJNGFMHHDAHMFAEJCCIAA.daniel@donhost.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20001106073802.A19501@peitho.fxp.org>
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Apologies, should have phrased that one differently: For even greater _flexibility_, try wu-ftp, you can chroot them into their public_html directory within their home directory. It tends to prevent users screwing up the dotfiles in there, mistaking the bin directory for their cgi-bin directory etc. Kind Regards, Daniel Conlon Donhost ########################## Tel: +44 (0)800 956 7642 Fax: +44 (0)8707 41 51 07 http://www.donhost.co.uk ########################## > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Chris Faulhaber > Sent: 06 November 2000 12:38 > To: Daniel Conlon > Cc: Dave Wilson; freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Limited FTP accounts > > > On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 12:36:31PM -0000, Daniel Conlon wrote: > > You have achieve this with the chroot facility built into the > FreeBSD native FTP server. Details on the 'ftpd' man page. > > > > For even greater security, try wu-ftp, you can chroot them into > their public_html directory within their home directory. > > > > Of course, you might want to familiarize yourself with all the wu-ftpd > exploits/holes reported over the past few years before equating > wu-ftpd with security. > > -- > Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org > -------------------------------------------------------- > FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the messagehome | help
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