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Old 12-02-2004   #1 (permalink)
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Hi All ,

We are using RedHat Linux , and wu-ftpd Version 2.6.1 . I want to chroot some of
the users . How do I do it ? Please help .
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what do you mean by chroot some of the users?
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Ohh ,

I didnt expect that question . Anyways ...I want to restrict some of the users to their home directory that is .... if user xyz is logged in to the server in the default directory /ftpdir via FTP ....then that user should be allowed to access only the /ftpdir folder and nothing above it . e.g / , /home or something ..that is the meaning of chrooting the user .
Please let me know if u need any more data .
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oh you literally want to perform a "chroot"... i get you now. heh
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I'm sure this is covered either in the example config or on wu-ftpd's website...
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