Group Username

[JonneyRed77]

Greetings ppl. I'm pretty new to linux and don't know all the 'tricks of the trade' yet. I've been trying to create a group username to allow several users to FTP into the web folder /var/www to add/edit/delete new files. I've got the group name created, added myself as a user to the group and added the group permissions to the /var/www directory.

The problem occurs when I use my FTP software to connect, it will not give me write access nor will it let the group sign in at all. I know that I could just create a single user for this but I wanted to use a group sign on and just to add users to the group to give access. Is this possible or would I need to install some sort of directory program?

Thanks in advance.

John

[b2bwild]

The group permissions are taken into account after user permissions.

Btw, what ftp server you are using?

[JonneyRed77]

The group permissions are taken into account after user permissions.

Btw, what ftp server you are using?

Ok. Thanks. I'm just using FTP software to transfer files, there is no ftp server. I'm experimenting with different server types.

John

[helix2391]

Use vsftpd you can edit the config file to allow local permissions by user and group its a great tool.

[b2bwild]

Ok. Thanks. I'm just using FTP software to transfer files, there is no ftp server. I'm experimenting with different server types.

John

There are only 2 things, ftp server and ftp client. what do you mean by ftp software. if you have client and connecting to remote server. there is nothing you can do on server's configuration without access.

[D-cat]

If you are trying to access your own machine from remote, you need to be running a server on the machine you are trying to get at from remote.

Here I agree with helix; vsftpd (very secure FTP daemon) is fast and not difficult to configure.

[JonneyRed77]

Thanks for all your help. I installed VSFTPD and was easily configured. Cheers.

John

[kmitnick]

glad to hear that , but what did u mean by ftp software???
so did u make ur machine being accessed remotely???

[JonneyRed77]

glad to hear that , but what did u mean by ftp software???
so did u make ur machine being accessed remotely???

I was just using FTP Client software, I'm only starting to get into servers. Yeah, but only on my home network. I use PUTTY on windows box to remote in. I'd change everything to Linux but my wife is so hooked on Windows and freaks out when *nix is installed. Mind you she doesn't use most of what windows can do either. So I don't get why she gives off about it. lol So I'm building servers in linux.

John

[b2bwild]

X_X lol, If you want ftp on home network...try ssh, allows sftp and scp transfers.