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Version 5.2

I'm a newbie..  Learning fast.  So please forgive.  I've searched but
can't find it/Figure it out...

Ok here is what I'm trying to do and have already done.

1. edited the ftpusers account and added anonymous so that if I don't
create a user you can't log into ftp (No anonymous access).

2.  Added a entry into the /etc/shells for a bogus shell so that these
users can't telnet in.  Called it /etc/true

3. Found in the man pages for ftpaccess that if I create a user and
have it's home dir set to /home/./user that when they ftp in they
should be restricted to the /user dir and not see anything above it.

# 3 is the part I'm having problems with.  I create it but they can
still see and go above this level seeing my whole server.

1. Is there a specific user group that I should make these users a
part of the useid is something in the low 500's.  I know I'm missing
something simple and stupid but can't find it doc'd anywhere or even a
anon ftp how to that describes this.

Yea I also came from the windows world so I'm a bit screwed up in
linux thinking.

Any help is appreciated..

Thanks.

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Quote:> 3. Found in the man pages for ftpaccess that if I create a user and
> have it's home dir set to /home/./user that when they ftp in they
> should be restricted to the /user dir and not see anything above it.

> # 3 is the part I'm having problems with.  I create it but they can
> still see and go above this level seeing my whole server.

Quote:> 1. Is there a specific user group that I should make these users a
> part of the useid is something in the low 500's.  I know I'm missing
> something simple and stupid but can't find it doc'd anywhere or even a
> anon ftp how to that describes this.

To set up guest type

You need the following in /etc/ftpaccess :
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# specify which group of users will be treated as "guests".
guestgroup ftpusers

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Add ftpusers to /etc/group

(It need not be ftpusers any name is fine I used jrusers )

All users you want to have limited access must belong to this group

My ftp stuff is in /home/ftp    and has a subdirectory users

So placing   /home/ftp/./users/mort  in the home field for mort in
/etc/passwd  gives the results that when mort ftp's in he starts in
/home/ftp/users/mort but can only go up as far as /home/ftp

If you make the root (part before /./) other than ftp  you'll need to
include
/bin/ls somewhere that mort has access (a path to) or give him a copy.
Otherwise he won't be able to ls (dir).

If you wish to allow your limited ftper's to delete, rename, chmod
Edit your /etc/ftpaccess permissions.

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# all the following default to "yes" for everybody
delete          no      anonymous               # delete permission?
overwrite       no      guest,anonymous         # overwrite permission?
rename          no      anonymous               # rename permission?
chmod           no      anonymous               # chmod permission?
umask           no      guest,anonymous         # umask permission?

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