Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:29:28 +0100 From: Marcin Krasowski <gorg@weblab.pl> To: Sheldon Jones <freebsd@hobbydump.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: chroot and ftpd Message-ID: <3A14C238.19C7C60C@weblab.pl> References: <20001116175348.A76193@hobbydump.com>
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Sheldon Jones wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to have the chroot function in ftpd lock a user into > a sub-directory under their user directory. I would like a way to keep the > users in a sub-directory under their root dir. > > Ncftpd has this feature but I really like the ftpd that comes with freebsd. > In ncftpd you use (u-restrict-mode=subdir-of-homedir userfiles) this will > restrict the user to the sub-derectory userfiles under their account. > > Thank you for your time, > Sheldon Jones > iHighway.net > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message Just put the name of the user into the /etc/ftpchroot file (create it if You dont have one). There is a problem with reading usernames while doing ls which comes from the absence of /etc/passwd and /etc/group in chrooted enviroment (I hope You've already guessed how to fix it :) but the rest id fully functional. Gorg PS. Hello to the group. it's my first posting here To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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