} } } I guess that allowing public_html access to a users dir via } hostname/~username is bad security correct? } depends on policy and what you are trying to accomplish if you do not care that people's web pages hang off your domain then no biggie. just look in the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file and it will tell you want to do if you want to setup chroot jail for some, all, or none of your logins - rh -- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services (509) 624-7159 - www.abbacomm.net