[CentOS] FTP accounts
Nico Kadel-Garcia
nkadel at gmail.com
Mon Mar 14 17:34:15 UTC 2011
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Huib Laurens <sterkebak at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have setup a centos server running 5.5 and I have a problem with the FTP
> settings.
>
> Currently I have two FTP accounts based on that server, they lead to:
>
> /home/bella
> /home/carmen
>
> Currently the FPT accounts starts in the home directory when they are logged
> in. But they are able to see all directories on the server. What can I do to
> make sure they cant come out of there home directory?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Huib "Abigor" Laurens
First things first. *DO NOT* use FTP. It's a blatantly insecure
protocl and passes passwords, and data, in the clear.
Second, if you *MUST* use FTP, do not use it with normal usernames and
passwords.
Third, if you *MUST* use FTP, use FTPS which SSL tunnels the connections.
Fourth, read the manual page on the "vsftpd" server. In particulare,
review this:
chroot_list_enable
If activated, you may provide a list of local users who are
placed in a chroot() jail in their home directory upon login. The
meaning is slightly different if chroot_local_user is set to YES. In
this case, the list becomes a list of users which are NOT to be placed
in a chroot() jail. By default, the file containing this list is
/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list, but you may override this with the
chroot_list_file setting.
Default: NO
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