Ftp user can't list files using GUI program

[Bobby George]

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

[Christopher Caldwell]

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

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

[LB4]

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

[Rita C Workman]

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

[Shannon Petry]

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

[Shannon Petry]

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

Sorry for the fat fingers.....

Shannon