[NTLUG:Discuss] only the user see its directory on ftp

[David Camm]

using wu-ftpd it's called 'guest' ftp and is well documented in the man
pages.

you need to do the following.

1. in /etc/ftpaccess, create a line like this:

guestgroup guests (or any other group name you choose)

2. in /etc/passwd:

for those users whom you want to be chrooted edit their home directory
definition to end in /./ - e.g. /home/foo/./

3. in /etc/group:

add these users into the group named in the guestgroup line in ftpaccess

david camm
advanced web systems

m m wrote:
> 
> Hi all:
> How do I set up 'only the user see its directory' while they doing ftp?
> In order for apache to work (apache is pointing to /home/user/www), all the
> directories must to set read permission.
> in this case, when a user use a _powerful_ ftp client, login as the user,
> and then he can change directory up to parent directory, all other user
> directories/files will be able to see.
> Is there anyway to set the user only able to see it own directory/child
> directory and not allow to change to its parent directory (/home)?
> I am using RedHat 6.2, 2,2,14 kernel. with iptable firewall running.
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