how to limit ftp access to root and one username only?

RMLinux · 12-02-2008, 06:56 PM

Hi Keen Buddies,

How can I limit ftp access to root and my username only.?

thanks

billymayday · 12-02-2008, 07:01 PM

What ftp server do you use? Are you sure you want to be sending root's password around in plaintext? Are you only using this on the lan?

RMLinux · 12-02-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

What ftp server do you use? Are you sure you want to be sending root's password around in plaintext? Are you only using this on the lan?

I am using RHEL4...vsftpd.

I have stand alone website I hosted it in RHEL4 I want to access in FTP so that anywhere I can edit it. I have 3rd party partner I want to block them in accessing my site He has created 5 username I don't want them to access on their username inside my server coz their contract is finished.

thx

billymayday · 12-02-2008, 07:15 PM

Have a look in /etc/vsftpd and read the contents of user_list.

Basically, you should list the users who should have access, and change

userlist_deny=YES

to

userlist_deny=NO

in vsftpd.conf

RMLinux · 12-02-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

Have a look in /etc/vsftpd and read the contents of user_list.

Basically, you should list the users who should have access, and change

userlist_deny=YES

to

userlist_deny=NO

in vsftpd.conf

if like this?

#vi /etc/vsftpd.user_list
root
bin
daemon
adm
lp
sync
shutdown
halt
mail
news
uucp
operator
games
nobody

where can I put userlist_deny=YES in front of every user?

games userlist_deny = YES
adm userlist_deny = YES

like that?

thx

billymayday · 12-02-2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

# vsftpd userlist
# If userlist_deny=NO, only allow users in this file
# If userlist_deny=YES (default), never allow users in this file, and
# do not even prompt for a password.
# Note that the default vsftpd pam config also checks /etc/vsftpd/ftpusers
# for users that are denied.

userlist_deny is in vsftpd.conf