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Date:      Mon, 04 Oct 1999 11:46:54 -0600
From:      "Ryan Thompson [FreeBSD]" <freebsd@sasknow.com>
To:        trouble@hackfurby.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ~/bin, ~/etc for chroot'd users
Message-ID:  <37F8E80E.BDF497B2@sasknow.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910031223580.30238-100000@sasknow.com> <37F840FA.5DB1D3A7@hackfurby.com>

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TrouBle wrote:
> 
> ummmm are you chrooting every user and creating them their own bin/etc
> dirs ??? i think i might have a sweet solution for you!
>

Great!  Would you care to let the list in on this sweet solution of
yours? :-b

- Ryan

 
> Ryan Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Hi everybody;
> >
> > I'm just wondering what the best practice is for the content in the bin/
> > and etc/ directories in home directories of users for which chroot is run.
> > (Both through ftpd, and just regular login shells).  Users come and go on
> > my system with some frequency, and I have a fair number of them.  What is
> > the best way to maintain the content in the etc/ directories of users for
> > which chroot is run?  (In particular, the pwd.db and groups files, as well
> > as *motd (which change from time to time)).
> >
> > Is there a standardized script that I can use with pwd_mkdb to auto
> > install these files into all users' home directories? Or, am I on my own
> > to hack something together to suit my tastes?
> >
> > Thanks for any input!
> >
> > - Ryan
> >


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