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For the 3rd problem you can put /dev/null when adduser asks you for
the default shell for the user.
Wes
At 08:47 AM 4/24/98 -1000, Jeff Largent wrote:
>
>
>On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, joyce grace touzo wrote:
>
>> I am configuring an FTP server included in Slakware Linux 2.0.30.
The
>> FTP server is wu-ftpd v2.4.2. After reading the man pages and
>> trying-out some options, I found myself hanging with more
questions that
>> I can�t find in the documentation. The questions are:
>>
>> 1. What�s the use of the files passwd and group in the ~ftp/etc
>> directory? I tried renaming these files to see if it is being
reference
>> by the ftp server but I found that I can still login without it
using a
>> valid real account. It seems that the /etc/passwd is the one
being
>> reference by the ftp server instead of the ~ftp/etc/passwd as I
have
>> proven when I change the password in the /etc/passwd.
>>
>>
>> 2. Where can I find the log file for the ftp? I can�t see any
line in
>> /etc/ftpaccess that points to a file. The configuration file has
the
>> lines:
>>
>> log commands real,anonymous
>> log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
>>
>>
>> 3. I disabled the anonymous access and create real accounts with
>> anonymous privileges for more control. I use the adduser utility
to
>> create the accounts. My problem is about security. Yes, the
users that
>> I made were able to connect to the ftp server but they can also
telnet
>> to it. I tried to removed the shell field in the /etc/passwd file
but
>> the ftp needs it. They cannot ftp to the server without the
shell. Is
>> there a way allowing the ftp but blocking the telnet?
>>
>
>To get rid of their ability to telnet in edit your passwd file and
change their shell
>to something like /bin/void, I don't think you need to create the
file void.
>
>Jeff
>
>>
>> Thanks in advance ���
>>
>>
>>
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