Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 15:56:27 -0400 (EDT) From: jason <jason@welsh.dynip.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hiding directories on ftp server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910091554450.17229-100000@welsh.dynip.com> In-Reply-To: <199910091614.MAA25906@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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I wanted the directory to not be visible (as well as the files in it).. but still be able to be downloaded from if they know what file *AND* directory (i.e. I tell them explicitly) to get it from. -- ======================================================================= | Jason Welsh jason@welsh.dynip.com | If you think there's | | | good in everybody, you | | http://welsh.dynip.com/ | haven't met everybody. | ======================================================================= On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Crist J. Clark wrote: > jason wrote, > > ok, i did that , chmod /home/ftp/pub/leech (leech is the dir I want to > > hide) > > and when i ftp in with my cruddy dos ftp client (winblows 98) > > and do a ls in the pub dir, i can see it.. > > -rw-rw---- 1 root jason 3773144 May 26 02:26 Toto - Hold The > > Line.mp3 > > -rw-rw---- 1 root jason 2751762 Nov 11 1998 Warrant - Cherry > > Pie.mp3 > > -rw-rw---- 1 root jason 2648456 Jul 10 18:36 [Grass Roots, The] > > Let's Live For Today.mp3 > > dr-xr-x--x 2 root jason 512 Oct 9 01:33 leech <--**** > > -rw-rw---- 1 root jason 2651661 Jan 11 1999 > > men_without_hats_-_safetydance.mp3 > > > > any ideas? > > I thought that was what you wanted. They cannot 'ls' leech, but they > can get items from it if they know the whole pathname. > > There is no way to make a single file disappear from the listing of a > directory using the filesystem permissions. It may very well be > possible to do with one of your more complicated ftpd servers... If > you are willing to expose yourself to all of the security holes that > those have been revealing as of late. > -- > Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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