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  1. 04-09-2004 #1
    madscientist300
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    Proftpd locking user

    hi, how can i disable a user from using his ftp account to cd above his home dir. I would like to limit a user from going to any level higher than his home dir. i am using proftpd 1.2.8 on Slackware 9.1

    thanks for ur help
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    From the proftpd website The directive you would want is DefaultRoot make it ~/
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    That line should already be in the proftpd.conf...just have to uncomment it.
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    This is what you need in your proftpd.conf

    Add the following line to it:

    # To cause every FTP user to be "jailed" (chrooted) into their home
    # directory, uncomment this line.
    DefaultRoot ~
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