hellow there i have been working on a proftpd config

if worked out most of the probs

but i got an error:

Fatal. </Directory>: directive not allowed in <Limit> context

i dunno whats up with that i also do not get the limit thing very well...


here is my config, tell me about it, what is not good, how is it better te approach, etc...

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#Serverinfo:

ServerName "GUC's personal ftpserver on ProFtpD"
ServerType standalone
DefaultRoot /mnt/hdd


#Explinations about the following settings can be found at #http://www.proftpd.org/doc/directive.../by-name.html:

DefaultServer on
DeferWelcome on
ServerIdent off
DeleteAbortedStores on
HiddenStor on
CDPath /mnt/hdd/
DisplayConnect /etc/ftpmessages/.connect
DisplayLogin /etc/ftpmessages/.login
DisplayQuit /etc/ftpmessages/.quit
MaxClientsPerUser 5
MaxConnectionRate 3
MaxLoginAttempts 3


Port to listen to:
Port 9876


# Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new dirs and files
# from being group and world writable.
#Umask 022


# To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number = 30

MaxInstances 20


# The user and usergroup that the server runs at:

User nobody
Group nogroup


#Loglocations:

SystemLog /var/log/proftpd.log
TransferLog /var/log/xferlog


# DIRECTORY SETTINGS #

<Directory /mnt/hdd/private>
<Limit DenyGroup> ftpusers</Limit>
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/lost+found>
<Limit DenyGroup> ftpusers</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DELE READ RMD LIST>denyall</Limit>
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/ftp/upload/>
<Limit>IgnoreHidden</Limit>
<Limit DELE READ RMD>denyall</Limit>
AllowStoreRestart
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/ftp/download/>
<Limit WRITE DELE MKD RMD>denyall</Limit>
<Limit>IgnoreHidden</Limit>
AllowRetrieveRestart
</Directory>

well one thing i see that is wrong is your ignorehidden
it should be added something like:
<Limit ALL SITE_CHMOD>
IgnoreHidden on
</Limit>
and i am not sure if it is case sensitive, but denyall may have to be typed DenyAll

hmm what does ALL SITE_CHMOD mean ?



and i did what you told me to do and it still gives the same error, anyone else any idea ?????

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#Serverinfo:

ServerName "GUC's personal ftpserver on ProFtpD"
ServerType standalone
DefaultRoot /mnt/hdd


#Explinations about the following settings can be found at #http://www.proftpd.org/doc/directive.../by-name.html:

DefaultServer on
DeferWelcome on
ServerIdent off
DeleteAbortedStores on
HiddenStor on
CDPath /mnt/hdd/
DisplayConnect /etc/ftpmessages/.connect
DisplayLogin /etc/ftpmessages/.login
DisplayQuit /etc/ftpmessages/.quit
MaxClientsPerUser 5
MaxConnectionRate 3
MaxLoginAttempts 3


Port to listen to:
Port 9876


# Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new dirs and files
# from being group and world writable.
#Umask 022


# To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number = 30

MaxInstances 20


# The user and usergroup that the server runs at:

User nobody
Group nogroup


#Loglocations:

SystemLog /var/log/proftpd.log
TransferLog /var/log/xferlog


# DIRECTORY SETTINGS #

<Directory /mnt/hdd/private>
<Limit DenyGroup> ftpusers</Limit>
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/lost+found>
<Limit DenyGroup>ftpusers</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DELE READ RMD LIST>DenyAll</Limit>
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/ftp/upload/>
<Limit ALL SITE_CHMOD> IgnoreHidden on</Limit>
<Limit DELE READ RMD>DenyAll</Limit>
AllowStoreRestart
</Directory>

<Directory /mnt/hdd/ftp/download/>
<Limit WRITE DELE MKD RMD>DenyAll</Limit>
<Limit ALL SITE_CHMOD> IgnoreHidden on</Limit>
AllowRetrieveRestart
</Directory>

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Is it possible you may only write one <Limit ></Limit> per <Directory></Directory> ?? If so how do i solve my restrictions i do now with 2 "limits"


thx in advance

GUC

i'm still stuck can't anybody help ?