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How to confine a user to a directory via ftp?
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| Hi all,
In a Linux system, a normal ftp connection confines the user to his
home directory, which is what I'd like to have happen using a Windows
2003 Server. I can create directories and set permissions to restrict
read/write, but how to keep them confined to that directory?
Thanks.
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| Jerry Stuckle 2006-08-25, 10:45 pm |
| jeff wrote:
> Hi all,
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> In a Linux system, a normal ftp connection confines the user to his
> home directory, which is what I'd like to have happen using a Windows
> 2003 Server. I can create directories and set permissions to restrict
> read/write, but how to keep them confined to that directory?
>
> Thanks.
>
Jeff,
I went through this a while ago. It's not easy - you have to set up
virtual directories and all kinds of other things. Doc is on the
Microsoft site.
I finally gave up and installed FileZilla ftp server (available on
SourceForge). It's also more reliable than the MS FTP server, IMHO.
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| David Cary Hart 2006-08-25, 10:45 pm |
| On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:38:39 -0400, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> opined:
> jeff wrote:
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> Jeff,
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> I went through this a while ago. It's not easy - you have to set
> up virtual directories and all kinds of other things. Doc is on
> the Microsoft site.
>
> I finally gave up and installed FileZilla ftp server (available on
> SourceForge). It's also more reliable than the MS FTP server, IMHO.
>
The other possibility is to abandon FTPd completely in favor of http
file transfers (using a PHP form for uploads). This method provides
infinitely more control and - anecdotaly - better transfer
performance.
Our server is on Linux and I abandoned FTP about a year ago. Once
less daemon, two fewer ports open and one less package to maintain.
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| Jerry Stuckle 2006-08-25, 10:45 pm |
| David Cary Hart wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:38:39 -0400, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex@attglobal.net> opined:
>
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> The other possibility is to abandon FTPd completely in favor of http
> file transfers (using a PHP form for uploads). This method provides
> infinitely more control and - anecdotaly - better transfer
> performance.
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> Our server is on Linux and I abandoned FTP about a year ago. Once
> less daemon, two fewer ports open and one less package to maintain.
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True - but have you ever tried to synchronize two systems with http
protocol?
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Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> jeff wrote:
>
> Jeff,
>
> I went through this a while ago. It's not easy - you have to set up
> virtual directories and all kinds of other things. Doc is on the
> Microsoft site.
>
> I finally gave up and installed FileZilla ftp server (available on
> SourceForge). It's also more reliable than the MS FTP server, IMHO.
>
> --
> ==================
> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstucklex@attglobal.net
> ==================
Jerry,
Thanks!
This is EXACTLY what I was searching for.
You're a good man.
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| William Tasso 2006-08-29, 6:47 pm |
| Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:
> jeff wrote:
it may do - then again, it may not.
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> I went through this a while ago. It's not easy - you have to set up
> virtual directories and all kinds of other things. Doc is on the
> Microsoft site.
Hrmm - don't have my notes handy, but ISTR it was fairly trivial after
groking the concepts.
> I finally gave up and installed FileZilla ftp server (available on
> SourceForge). It's also more reliable than the MS FTP server, IMHO.
is it scriptable?
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