Date: 26 Oct 2002 11:08:58 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting permissions for a user Message-ID: <444rb9b5kl.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44L-027.0210260058190.21991-100000@unix13.andrew.cmu.edu> References: <Pine.GSO.4.44L-027.0210260058190.21991-100000@unix13.andrew.cmu.edu>
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Adam Bender <abender@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > I would like to create an account to be used for FTP. Since the password > will be known by a couple people / could be sniffed since it's not sftp, I > would obviously like to limit the powers of this user as much as possible. > Specifically, I would like it to be able to create and read files in it's > own directory, and that's it. No execution capabilities, unable to read > files not in its directory, etc. What's the best way to do this? Chroot it within ftp (read the ftpd man page, natch) and give the account an invalid shell. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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