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Rootberry
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‎02-14-2006 10:59 AM

‎02-14-2006 10:59 AM

Locking down FTP users from Browsing

What are possible ways to lock FTP users down from browsing the system and leave them stuck in their own HOME directory?
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Steven E. Protter
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‎02-14-2006 11:31 AM

‎02-14-2006 11:31 AM

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Re: Locking down FTP users from Browsing

Shalom Rootberry,

chroot them.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=61054

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=955324

http://docs.hp.com/en/5971-2286/5971-2286.pdf

Two general steps:
1) change the ftpaccess file.
2) copy in the binaries the users need like ls.

See links.

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