Re: apache2 ftp password
I think you should mention the name of the ftp server software you are
using. If you are using ftp to upload files to /var/www, I don't think
it will have anything to do with Apache (as far as security or upload
management is concerned).
If have not installed ftp server software yet, a quick search on
Debian Packages led me to proftpd. If you wish to use SSL to protect
the password, then you might want to look at ftpd-ssl.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Russell L. Harris
<rlharris@broadcaster.org> wrote:
> For the purpose of web site development and testing, I installed
> apache2 as a local http server on another machine in the LAN.
>
> The default web page directory is /var/www . Of course, this
> directory is owned by root.
>
> I would like to use an ftp client such as ncftp or lftp to upload web
> pages to the local server, just as I would upload pages to the server
> of a commercial hosting outfit. But I do not wish to use the root
> password for this purpose, even within the protected environment of
> the LAN.
>
> Where in the apache configuration may this password be set? And is
> there any difference between the account/password for the apache
> administrator and the account/password of non-anonymous apache users?
>
> I have not encountered this question before, inasmuch as the web
> hosting outfit simply provides me with an administrator password.
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