On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, James Pifer wrote: > Let me give a few more details. The person will have to access this > through a portal, which will only allow access to the directories that I > specify. The backend portal process will connect to the system using > vsftp. So the user will not have wide open access to the system and they > will not even know the login info. > > So it sounds like I need to do chmod on all the files under that > directory? If you mean /usr/<somenewdirectory>, yes that would be ok, thought not a good idea. It should be in /home, or /usr/local. DO NOT chmod /usr/*. You will regret it. > > Do files inherently inherit the rights of the directory that contains > them? My concern is with new files that get created, even by root. If Not unless the set user or set group bits are set. > they are in the directory that I give access to, it's assumed the user > can do what they want with it, as update or delete. This is usually configurable via the ftp server. For instance you can configure it so uploaded files are 'invisible'. > > Thanks, > James > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine