ImagePlace IT wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Please except my apologies for being off topic.  I'm looking for a
> pointer to recommended practices.  (With an explanation and attached
> question).
> 
> I need to configure a vsftpd service denying anonymous logins and
> sharing nothing.  That is, customers get a username, password and a dir,
> with full permissions, without the ability to see other dirs.
> 
> Q: How to create and manage usernames and passwords without giving them
> a system user/group account?  Or should I give the system account and
> deny shell logins  and access to other services etc...?
> 
> Thanks for any pointers.
> 
> Jeff
> 
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at the basic level

in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

chroot_local_user=YES

create the user as appropriate but set their shell to be /sbin/nologin



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