scponly might do the trick (with an appropriate scp/sftp client on the other end)... "... is an alternative 'shell' (of sorts) for system administrators who would like to provide access to remote users to both read and write local files without providing any remote execution priviledges. Functionally, it is best described as a wrapper to the tried and true ssh suite of applications."
http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/wiki/index.php/Main_Page - Roger > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Phillips [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 22:07 > To: slug > Subject: [SLUG] Clients accessing web server > > I have a small mail and web server which is used by some paying > customers and also some friends. It currently is running Mandriva > Server 3 which is getting old and I am in the throws of setting up a > new > server using Centos 5.2. > > Most of the web based stuff that I serve is based on Joomla but one > customer has had a professional web designer create a new site for him > which I have uploaded and all is working just fine. > > I have never allowed FTP, SFTP nor SSH access to the server for > security > reasons (other than myself) but this customer wants to directly edit > his > new web site from time to time. I don't run C Panel (can't afford it) > nor can I run ISPConfig which has some features missing such as mailing > lists which a couple of clubs I host use. I am looking for suggestions > as to what members might think would be an easy but secure way for this > customer to do what he wants to do - make changes to his web site > directly on the server. > > I run name based virtual domains and I guess I could set all other > folders which other customers use with chmod 700 and perhaps set up his > folder as 750 and make his username part of the apache group. I would > then make his home area his web page folder but I am looking for a > better way - if there is one. > > Would webdav be the ticket although I have never successfully set this > up or is it just as easy for him to use an FTP client using SFTP to > access his web root and make changes? > > Thanks, > > Rick > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
