Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 12:40:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: "Jeffrey D. Dean ROOT" <root@jd-unix.wpafb.af.mil> Cc: questions on FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Anonymous Account with ftpd Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950817123839.3635B-100000@espresso.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950816181408.1215B-100000@jd-unix.wpafb.af.mil>
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On Wed, 16 Aug 1995, Jeffrey D. Dean ROOT wrote: > > I'm having a heck of a time trying to allow ~ftp/pub > to point to a different directory (symbolic link). I'm using > wu-ftpd, and have created ~ftp with all the "suggested" file modes for > ~ftp/bin, ~ftp/etc ... I'm guessing that the software was designed to not > allow changing directories to a symbolic link??? Is their any way to get > around this. > > I would like to continue to have ~ftp in /usr/home/ftp, but would > like ~ftp/pub to point to /usr2/pub, i.e. My other HD... I looked at the ftp and ftpd manpages, and I think that whatever home directory you assign to the user 'ftp' in passwd, that becomes the home directory, or root, of an ftp user. That give you enough leeway? ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 (Freebsd 2.0.5-snap-0726) and (301) 220-2114 | n3lxx (FreeBSD 2.0.5-snap-0622) -- Great! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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