On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 08:23:06AM -0600, Richard Humphrey wrote:
> I am currently working on setting up our company FTP server. What we are
> looking for is to set it up with a specified username/password that only our
> distributors have access to. I would like to create 2 directories. The first
> one would be a directory that would allow them to upload files (need write
> access) and another directory that is read-only. My server is running RH 8
> and uses vsftpd. I have read various ways of setting this up, but I am new
> to Linux and don't really understand which is the best way. Is it best to
> create a user <ftpuser> and just have them access the home directory? I want
> to allow them to upload, but not rename or delete any of the directories
> etc. How should I go about this? I know there are similar posts in here
> about vsftp but not sure how they apply to my situation.
I do this with hundreds of customer accounts with wu-ftpd. If you're
willing to switch servers to wu-ftpd, drop me an e-mail and I'll let you
know how I've got things set up. Since I've never used vsftpd, my setup
may not work in your environment and it's not the kind of thing you can
afford to get wrong.
.../Ed
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