[aclug-L] Re: Motorola Calls on Linux for Smart Phone

["Christopher Brown" <cwjbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OH!!!ohohohohooooh.

I think I see.... I think this is correct:

chown on the directory...to a limited group that has access.

yes?

cwjb

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:03:17 -0600
To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Motorola Calls on Linux for Smart Phone

> 
> The anonymous FTP has restrictions for security reasons.
> 
> In order to do a put as anonymous you MUST have a directory 
> (/var/ftp/pub/incoming) with world write permission
> in order to do a get as anonymous you MUST have a directory with world 
> read permission. (/var/ftp/pub is the default for this)
> 
> Most sites will have an incoming directory that is world write if they 
> want to allow incoming files but they usually do not allow world users 
> to list or read the contents.
> That has at least a little bit of security in that it cannot be used as 
> a relay point between users unless the second user who is trying to 
> retreive the file knows the exact filename.
> The configuration setting for the ftp daemon determines whether the 
> files can even be retrieved at all by anonymous ftp once a put is completed
> 
> The world readable directory then has only the contents that the site 
> manager has decided are to be made public and no one can 'put' files in 
> that directory unless explicitly authorized by the permissions granted.
> 
> It sounds as if you have the default permissions for the /var/ftp/pub 
> directory which is world readable, but only can be written to by root.
>           drwxr-sr-x    2 root     ftp          4096 Jun 23  2002 
> /var/ftp/pub
> AND, the RH8 default server config is set to lock any user who logs in 
> under their own account to only their own directory tree from their home 
> directory downward.  Thus logging in as "user" does not give the user 
> access to the entire server as it has in previous releases.
> 
> Thus, if you want to allow anonymous users to 'put' files to your server 
> you would need to create a subdirectory under /var/ftp/pub that has 
> world write permissions (often "/var/ftp/pub/incoming").  To separate 
> the files being served as outgoing use different subdirectories under 
> /var/ftp/pub for each category..... each with world read permissions.
> 
> 
> 
> Christopher Brown wrote:
> 
> >I will dig further...
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:21:11 -0600
> >To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Motorola Calls on Linux for Smart Phone
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I'm afraid that I am not familiar with that ftp server, so I can't
> >>give you any configuration advice. I would say the you might have a
> >>permissions problem. Also look for any server logs to give you an idea
> >>of what is going wrong. Generally when an operation fails a log
> >>entry is made.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:39:47PM -0600, Christopher Brown wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Steve, that may very well be...I'm using the default anonftp that comes 
> >>>with RH8...I'm anonymously ftping in...to the incoming directory.
> >>>
> >>>Here's the weird thing though...as root, I copied the files to the 
> >>>/var/ftp/pub directory thinking that was the same situation...but I'm 
> >>>stumped because it didn't work.
> >>>
> >>>Chris
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:39:43 -0600
> >>>To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Motorola Calls on Linux for Smart Phone
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Do you know what ftp server program you are using? I don't know what
> >>>>comes standard with RH8.0.  wu-ftpd? proftpd? other?
> >>>>
> >>>>In general though, anonymous ftp is often set up so that there is an
> >>>>"incoming" directory and an "outgoing" directory. You can anonymously
> >>>>upload to the incoming directory, but can not download from
> >>>>it. Conversely, you can anonymously download from the outgoing
> >>>>directory, but not upload to it. This is done for security
> >>>>reasons. Perhaps that is what you are running in to.
> >>>>
> >>>>Steve
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 08:34:03AM -0600, Christopher Brown wrote:
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Okay, I don'n normally ask, ...nor contribute, as to lack of 
> >>>>>experience...I need a hand please.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've got RH8.0 on a laptop..that's not the issue it's running okay so 
> >>>>>far.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The issue is this... I'm using the anonFTP on the system to host a few 
> >>>>>files for backup on a peer-to-peer (lan is just for printing, nobody's 
> >>>>>really sharing anything...I won't allow it). I can log in anonymously 
> >>>>>with no problem, put with no problem...get, well now there's the problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've review my group and user settings..I just don't know why I can't 
> >>>>>copy anything down.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Any suggestions? (suiting up for a barrage)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Chris Brown
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> 
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