FTPONLY

[Dave La Mar]

I have set up an ftponly group and one user.
This user can ls the directory but not ren a file.
Where do I set this permission (The ftp session says permission denied -(rename))?
Presently, I have ls only in this users's bin directory.
Note this user is restricted to a single directory where the user will put and rename files created by the user.
Home directory is on HP-UX 11.
Thanks for any input.
dl
dl

[Mark Greene_1]

the user needs to have write permissions for the directory in order to mv/cp/rename files.

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mark

[Craig Rants]

Ditto Mark's comment, maybe you should tell Shiju how you set up your ftp stuff.

GL,
C

[Dave La Mar]

I pretty much followed Doc A5651654.
This shows how to setup an ftponly group and user as well as copy in the ls command for use by the ftponly user.
Now I want the ftponly user to be able to rename files in the restricted directory.
I tried copying in the mv command as ren and rename but still get the error when the user tries to rename a file for which he/she is the user.
dl

[Deepak Extross]

In that case, maybe you should print a welcome message on login advising the users to do a "put ".
This may avoid the need to rename files after putting.

[Dave La Mar]

Deepak -
The scenario is -
The user puts the file with a certain extension so no scripts tries to get it while it is still being transmitted.
After successful transmission the user must rename the file to some other extension indicating it is complete and ready for processing.
Thanks.
dl

[Helen French]

Craig, thanks for the reference!

dl, i was looking for doing the same setup ! i mean restricting the ftp_user in his home_dir. i would apprecaite if you can help

thanks ...

[Dave La Mar]

Shiju -
Please see the doc I referenced in a previous response.
Originally I used a doc I found from some user on the forum, but it was pretty much the same as the doc referenced.
The login seems to work fine for what I intended.
a. Restricts the user to a single directory with sub directories.
b. Exits if the user tries to perform shell commands outside the home directory.

The only problem I have encountered is this rename problem. The user is the owner, has rw, but cannot rename.
Please advise as to the forum question you submitted so I can reply directly to it.
In the mean time, take a look at the doc. It's pretty straight forward.
Best of luck.
dl

[Helen French]

thanks dl ... 'am sorry :(( no points to assign !

Shiju

[Dave La Mar]

Forum -
doc NR0801KBRC00007714
solves the problem coupled with A5651654.
Thanks for all the input.
dl