[linux-help] Re: FTP access

[Tom Hull <thull@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg House wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday 06 June 2001 21:03, you wrote:
> > OK, I've got one:
> > I am setting up a virtual FTP server. I want to make it so that a user can
> > log into the virtual FTP server, but not into any kind of shell. I have
> > already commented everything in inetd out, with the exception of the FTP
> > server (latest Wu-FTPD). Also, I want to know how to force all inbound
> > files to a common group, but leaving the username intact. This is sitting
> > on top of RedHat 6.2.
> 
> Well, that should have shutdown telnet/ssh/rlogin/etc access, so I don't know
> how they'd get a shell.
> 
> As far as forcing a common group, why not just put all the users into the
> same group?

It's been a while since I set up a chrooted anonymous ftp server, but it
seems like you should be able to set up distinct /etc/passwd, /etc/group,
etc., files in the chroot jail. You could then map all the users to the
same group.

> Greg
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