[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: restricting user in HOME using ProFTP



On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 06:40:51AM -0700, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote
>   Hi all!
> 
>   I'm trying to restrict my FTP users in own directories using ProFTP.
> 
>   I used the configuration examples found in ProFTP's page but something
>   is wrong.
> 

AFAICT, all you need to do is add

DefaultRoot ~

somehwere near the top of /etc/proftpd.conf
and run
# /etc/init.d/proftpd reload

They should then be locked into their home directories;
it seems to work for me.


John P.
-- 
huiac@camtech.net.au
john@huiac.apana.org.au
http://www.mdt.net.au/~john Debian Linux admin & support:technical services



Reply to: