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creating read-only ftp user

Hi I am running Solaris.

I just wanted to know if there is a way to create a read-only user account that allows the user to ftp files out.

Thanks in advance :)

gripe

Hi Trigger_Hippie,

Yes, just change the permissions to read-only for the directory (and subdirectories) that user has access to.

gripe

chmod -R 440 /where/your/ftpusers/home/directory/is

Will change all permissions under /where/your/ftpusers/home/directory/is to user=read, group=read, other=none

Be careful with the -R option.. it's recursive (IE: it changes the directory you specify and ALL subdirectories and files to the same permissions)

gripe

ack i'm sorry.. i mistyped.. you'll need to give the user execute access to the directories so that he/she can change directory to them.

chmod 550 on the directory rather than 440 (440 on the files)

Trigger_Hippie

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Trigger_Hippie

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I'm a bit of a newbie at this so bare with me...

"Yes, just change the permissions to read-only for the directory (and subdirectories) that user has access to."

how do you specify what directories a user/group can access?

Would i have to chmod o= /directory/ to all directories I don't want the user/group to access? Or is there a way I can just specify this user/group can only access /this/directory/ ?

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