Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:13:31 +0200 From: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> To: djv@bedford.net, "Douglas L. Setzer II" <dsetzer@bigfoot.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP Server Message-ID: <19980729141331.B20445@cityip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <199807290257.WAA23073@lucy.bedford.net>; from CyberPeasant on Tue, Jul 28, 1998 at 10:57:25PM -0400 References: <35BE370A.7D240BDD@bigfoot.com> <199807290257.WAA23073@lucy.bedford.net>
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On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 at 22:57 SAT, CyberPeasant wrote: > Douglas L. Setzer, II wrote: > > Sorry I am repeating this from a couple of months ago. I would like to > > setup a FTP server, but, I know with some FTP servers you can browse ALL > > over the FTP machine. I do not want users to be able to do this, due to > > security concerns. Does anyone know of a FTP server that would allow me > > to restrict this? > > > > The ftpd supplied with the system has these capabilities. man ftpd, > reading the section about user authentication. You're interested > in establishing what is called a "chroot"-ed environment. True. And if you want even _more_ functionality than the supplied ftpd, install the wu-ftpd port, and prepare to play with configuration options for weeks to come. :-) -- V Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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