Prevent user from deleting files on pureftpd

Skillz · 02-20-2010, 05:26 AM

How can I do this on a per user setup?

Code:

- '-K': Allow users to resume and upload files, but *NOT* to delete or rename
them. Directories can be removed, but only if they are empty. However,
overwriting existing files is still allowed (to support upload resume) . If
you want to disable this too, add -r (--autorename) .

This is pretty much what I want to do, but I only want this done to ONE user on the server. I have many user accounts, but only one of them I want to prevent users from issuing the "delete" command and deleting everything. Is this possible?

carltm · 02-20-2010, 05:39 AM

The problem is that the ability to delete a file is granted by giving
write permission to a directory. If you take away a user's permission
to delete a file, you also take away their ability to create any new
files.

You might want to consider having this user upload to a separate
directory, and then use rsync to copy any updated or new files to
the work directory which the user cannot access.

Skillz · 02-21-2010, 12:29 AM

I understand that, but using the -K option with pureftpd will prevent users from being able to delete files they've uploaded. The problem is, that's for ALL users. I just want one user to have this limit.