How do I prevent a new user (added with adduser) from accessing
anything but his /home/newuser directory. Actually, it would be best
if they could only access their directory and not even go back to
/home. I am attempting this on an anonymous ftp server running Redhat
5.2. I created this user and set the home directory but if I log-in
under his name I can get to any directory on the system. The other
users directory in the /home dir are set to drxw------ so they are not
a problem, but all other directories are wide open to this new
user....at least to look around. Seems strange but I guess when this
ftp server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[Beta 18](1)Mon Aug 3 19:17:20 EDT
1998) was set up they didn't expect any users to be added... all
access would be anonymous.
I want to allow some of our new programmers to upload files to us and
pick up files from us via ftp. They are not to have telnet or any
other service, just ftp in and out. This server is not at our
location but is co-located so I have to do this via telnet from a Win
98 machine in the office. Will it screw up the anonymous ftp service
if I start changing permissions on the other directories? Is there a
better way to set up this user for ftp only?
I am new, new, new to Linux so please be gentle..
Dave Wyatt
