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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007><SPAN
class=919544313-07092007>thhis didnt go through completely the first
time.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007><SPAN
class=919544313-07092007></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007><SPAN
class=919544313-07092007></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>I am a bit confused
as to how this works. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>I created a local
unpriveleged user (with /bin/nologin shell).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>i uncommented the
line containing </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=764033018-05092007>nopriv_user=ftpsecure</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>and restarted
vsftp.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=764033018-05092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>I am confused as to
what is supposed to happen.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>Shuld the daemon
/usr/sbin/vsftpd be run as root or should it be ftpsecure?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=764033018-05092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=764033018-05092007>Or is the account
only used to login to transfer files?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=764033018-05092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=764033018-05092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help would be
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