Hey, im kind of new to linux, so go easy on me. =p

Anyways, im setting up a linux (MDK9.2 64Bit) gaming server, and ProFTPd is setup, but I need certian users to be chrooted, and not even see other peoples folders. But I have chroot on and they can see the other peoples home folders. As in one situation, I can get into the account 1, with account 2 and all other accounts, but not move or delete any files, but I can access account 2's home folder fine.

So bottom line, I need your help on that issue, and help with setting up user groups that can't do anything other then upload and delete files in one specific folder. Eg, /home/account 1/srcds/cstrike/maps. I want them to beable to access the maps folder and cfg folder ONLY, is that possible? But with those same lines, I can make the other stuff belong to root etc, but then can they launch the game server their selfs if the files belong to root?

Thanks!

Partial solution:

Make sure that the permissions of all the home directories ends in a 0 (e.g., 660). This will make it so that no one other than the owner or group can enter the directory. To prevent all but the owner, permissions should end with 00 (e.g., 600).

You will not be able to prevent the users from looking at the home directory (so far as I know) but you can prevent them from entering all but one of the folders (their own).

That worked for one problem, but is there anyway I can chroot them to a folder inside theirs so they can't see the other customers? Or atleast hide the other customers?

If you know/learn about

chmod
chown
chgrp

you should be able to do everything. Get their man
pages (man chmod, ...) or see my website (listed below)
under "console commands").

Basically, you should be able to seperate people in different
groups. And the, give files/folders group permission. Then
only those in the same group can read (or write) those data.

Sheng-Chieh

Thats great, but I have to hide the other users in the home dir when connecting through ftp.

Someone? Anyone?

There's definitely a way to do it. In wu-ftpd you'd use the restricted-uid configuration setting in /etc/ftpaccess and there must be something similar for proftpd. I don't use it though, so you'll need to look at the documentation and figure out what the equivalent is. Maybe someone who knows proftpd can help.

Well, can a ProFTPd pro help me out then?

Putting "proftpd chroot" into Google popped out this link which seems to be exactly what you're looking for.

Remember, Google is your friend.