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Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

Bobby George — Fri, 22 Jun 2001 20:09:26 GMT

The ftp user I've created on the system can login but cannot see the file using some GUI ftp program. But when ftp using DOS you can list the files,directories and create directories. File will list only using ls. Dir doesn't work. The user have the following entry in the
/etc/passwd
user:pass:4444:210:/home/user/./:/usr/bin/false

and part of the ftpgroup. Am I missing something.
OS 11.00

Re: Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

Christopher Caldwell — Fri, 22 Jun 2001 20:57:28 GMT

What's in /home/user/./?

I think you might need a copy of /sbin/ls in
/home/user/bin

Re: Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

LB4 — Sat, 23 Jun 2001 02:04:53 GMT

Do you have /etc/ftpd directory with a ftpaccess file?
Look at the man page for ftpd and ftpaccess.
man ftpd
man ftpaccess

Re: Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

Rita C Workman — Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:43:55 GMT

Under the ftp users account do the following:
cd /home/
mkdir bin
cp /usr/bin/pwd /home//bin
cp /sbin/ls /home//bin
chmod 0111 /home//bin/ls
chmod 0111 /home/
This will give the user the ability to use the ls (to list) and pwd (list present working directory) commands. The 'dir' command is a dos command and was not part of the ftp command structure.

Hope this helps,
Rita

Re: Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

Shannon Petry — Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:26:06 GMT

First, to chroot a user, the format is "/basedir/./dir" and NOT /basedir/./:/dir.
See my ftpd faq at www.invenioeng.com/systems/ftpd_faw.html
I have a pretty detailed doc on configuration of wu_ftpd, and all of the control files documented.

It looks like too that you have a /basedir/bin/ls which should be copied from /sbin/ls. you should also copy this file to /basedir/bin/dir. The GUI may be using a DIR command instead of LS command to get data, and this would be the cause and solution.

Regards,
Shannon

Re: Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

Shannon Petry — Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:28:06 GMT

Ooops. The URL should be "http://www.invenioeng.com/systems/ftpd_faq.html"

Sorry for the fat fingers.....

Shannon