topic Re: ftp user in Operating System - HP-UX

ftp user

Faisal Faisal_1 — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:09:20 GMT

Hi,

i create user for ftp but when he login and use "pwd" he will see the current directory.

i need when he login and use "pwd" he doesn't see the current directory and see "/"

regards,

Re: ftp user

marvik — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:23:45 GMT

Faisal,

Don't u think you are making it vulnerable.BTW you can assign the home directory of the ftp user in /etc/passwd and the user will reach there when he logs in incase u wan't to restrict the user to his home directory let me know I think I can help you

Cheers
Marvik

Re: ftp user

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:27:49 GMT

Shalom,

You want to chroot the ftp environment.

If you want real security you should chroot and use sftp

anyway suggestions:

http://www.landfield.com/wu-ftpd/mail-archive/wuftpd-questions/2000/Sep/0007.html

What you really should do:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/T1471-90013/ch01s13.html

What in principle chroot does is it locks you into a root environment that is really the home directory. Accessible from this environment must be copies of the commands ftp normally uses, for example ls

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