vsftp

amanu1 · 11-15-2003, 07:36 AM

When a file is being uploaded, it is available for simultaneous download. But the downloaded file is usually incomplete and therefore corrupt.

Is there a way to prevent this? ie can a file be locked etc?

Thanks

Aman

jim mcnamara · 11-15-2003, 07:46 AM

Download to a directory that only the download process can read/write.
Upon completion, cp the file to a world read directory.

This is a general solution for production systems and requires different user groups, and a background process that can perform the cp.