From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 30 13:34:57 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AEC916A422; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:34:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29A6543D62; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:34:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 4871249 for multiple; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:32:56 -0500 Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBUDYrhU048779; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:34:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org, Ceri Davies Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:31:59 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <200512292320.jBTNKBHK038749@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200512292320.jBTNKBHK038749@freefall.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512300832.00384.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1219/Wed Dec 28 17:57:59 2005 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: Subject: Re: conf/21994: Config of Anonftp (at install) always creates 'incoming' X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:34:57 -0000 On Thursday 29 December 2005 06:20 pm, Ceri Davies wrote: > The following reply was made to PR conf/21994; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Ceri Davies > To: gad@eclipse.acs.rpi.edu > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: conf/21994: Config of Anonftp (at install) always creates > 'incoming' Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:19:44 +0000 > > On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 04:35:45PM -0400, Garance A Drosehn wrote: > > During the installation process, one has the option of enabling > > anonymous FTP. I do want anonymous FTP, but I never want to > > create an 'incoming' (world writable) directory. In the screen > > for "Anonymous FTP configuration", there is a field called > > "Upload subdirectory" which defaults to "incoming". I delete > > the word "incoming", leaving a null field. This seems like a > > logical way to say that I don't want ANY upload directory. > > However, the install process still creates ~ftp/incoming, and > > makes it world-writable. > > This is still a problem, despite the help text on this screen > suggesting that leaving the field blank is ok.\ > > Where do you suggest that the FTP user's home directory is set to > instead? /var/empty perhaps? You don't need to change that directory. That home directory still needs t= o=20 exist and is where anon ftp files go. It just needs to not create the=20 world-writable incoming directory if that field is blank. =2D-=20 John Baldwin =A0<>< =A0http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =A0=3D =A0http://www.FreeBSD.org