Quote does not allow any arbitrary command -- that would be a HUGE security hole. For a list of the commands that are allowed to be quoted, ftp to the external server, then type: quote help This should return a list of available commands. Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:15 PM To: u2-Users Subject: [U2] anonymous ftp commands Hi all, There is an external application that sends data to our system via ftp that I want to monitor. I would like for this user to execute a unix touch on a file in their home directory using the ftp quote command (quote SH -C "touch ./myfile"). This would tell me that their server is up even though there is no data to send. The problem is (i am guessing) that they do not have authority to the touch command. I thought I could copy the touch command into the users home directory to get it to work but it did not. I looked at a file called /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess but nothing jumped out at me in there. Can anyone tell me if what I am trying to do is feasible and if so what I am doing wrong? Thanks
