I have 500 users in our RH server , I want to let 10 of them can use ftp to connect our server , we user vsftpd , could suggest what can I do ? thx

Hi,

You can restrict the ftp use to certain users by adding them to /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers .you can get more info from the link

http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/lin...m#_Toc92808799

In some versions it will be /etc/ftpusers.

you mean you want to allow 10 users into the ftp, but deny access to all the other 490?

easily done.

http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man...pd.conf.5.html is an online copy of the man page for vsftpd, detailing all the options in vsftpd.conf

what you need to do is.... set userlist_enable to yes, then set userlist_deny to no. this will deny users login unless they are listed in the userlist file. you can see where your userlist file is by checking/setting the userlist_file setting. just add the 10 people you want to be allowed to log in into the userlist file, they can log in, everyone else will be denied.



edit: hehe, double answers, jack'n'jill is a faster typist than me,

If I want ten specific users ( eg. department head ) , what can I do ? thx

well, you can read the two posts above..... the two where people kinda explain what to do. or, if they dont answer your quesiton, maybe you could expand your questions and give us a lil more information about what you want to do.....