thanks On Monday 09 August 2004 11:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a ftp account name rtest. once rtest is logon he can browse the / > > directory. how can I prevent this? Is there a way I can jail rtest > > account in > > the /home/rtest directory? > > > > -- > > Alben Benavente Alteza > > snipped from the vsftpd man page > > chroot_list_enable > If activated, you may provide a list of local users who are placed in > a chroot() jail in their home directory upon login. The meaning is > slightly different if chroot_local_user is set to YES. In this case, > the list becomes a list of users which are NOT to be placed in a > chroot() jail. By default, the file containing this list is > /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list, but you may override this with the > chroot_list_file setting. > > > chroot_local_user > If set to YES, local users will be (by default) placed in a chroot() > jail in their home directory after login. Warning: This option has > security implications, especially if the users have upload permission, > or shell access. Only enable if you know what you are doing. Note that > these security implications are not vsftpd specific. They apply to all > FTP daemons which offer to put local users in chroot() jails.
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