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Old 12-28-2002, 04:31 PM   #1
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wu-ftpd - user security


hello,


I was wondering if anyone could offer pointers on limiting the access that wu-ftpd users have to my server.

Up until now I've been using the restricted-uid declaration to limit users to their home directory only. However, I would like to open things up a little bit and allow them access to some other directories that are soft-linked in their home directory.

What's the secure way to do this?


-Cliff
 
Old 12-28-2002, 04:45 PM   #2
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wu-ftpd and the word security should never be used in the same sentence If possible you should consider switching to something like proftpd or vsftpd.

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Old 12-28-2002, 07:54 PM   #3
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jeremy,


Thanks for that "small" tip Thank goodness I have an old Linux box to kick around here at home and experiment with!


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