Automating user restrictions?

**forceflow501** · 01-23-2005

so i'm running slackware 10, and i would like to be able to create a user that is restricted to its home directory for ftp, as a a max disk quota of 1 gig, has email, and things like that. easy way to automate that? (or even do it....)
thanks everybody!

**lakerdonald** · 01-23-2005

what do you mean restricted to his home directory for ftp? do you mean that he can only access his home directory all the time, or only access his home directory when he ftp's in?

**forceflow501** · 01-23-2005

restricted to his home directory for ftp. (ssh it doesn't matter as i'm just not going to forward the ssh port to that machine), in general i guess. sorry for not making it clear.

**lakerdonald** · 01-23-2005

so that when he ftp's in, it will lock him in his /home dir?

**forceflow501** · 01-23-2005

ya

**lakerdonald** · 01-23-2005

try vsftpd, it's fairly secure and relatively easy to configure.

**forceflow501** · 01-23-2005

what about assigning a disk quota?
also right now i'm using proftp. switch to vsftpd?

**lakerdonald** · 01-23-2005

You can also use proftp. A disk quota can be assigned in many different ways, one of which is giving the directory it's own partition. But this is by far not the only way.

**forceflow501** · 01-23-2005

i don't think a partition will be practical as i will need at least dozens, and need to add them as i go along. another option?

**Tripwire** · 01-23-2005

linux has quota support built in.

man quota

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota.html

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