On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If im going to close my ftp and telnet services, will a certain user
> be able to view my files especially the shadow password.
>From a network standpoint, FTP and telnet send passwords over the network
in plaintext, so a sniffer will be able to capture them easily, so turning
off telnet and FTP is always a good idea. You can always use ssh and scp.
> Also, if i have a webserver running and opened ftp, how will I make my
> users be "contained" only in their directory. Meaning if user1 has a web
> directory of /home/www/user1 he cannot go to other directories, somewhat
> the same concept of an anonymous ftp.
I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do.
Brian
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