08-07-2007
Since noone answered in 23 hours, I will ask : what kind of group control Kernel and what is your system ? Basically, you can alter kernel values, where applicable, only if you are root user.
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privatepw
privatepw(1) General Commands Manual privatepw(1)
NAME
privatepw - Change WU-FTPD Group Access File Information
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
If a site supports the SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS commands, it is necessary to be able to add, delete and list enhanced access group infor-
mation. The utility is used to update this information in the group access file This is meant as an administrative tool and not to be run
by the general user population. This command requires read/write permission to the appropriate ftpgroups file.
Options
In the options defined below, accessgroup is an alphanumeric name specified to a group. Please see the section for details.
Create a new file.
Delete the specified
accessgroup information from the ftpgroups file.
Use the specified
ftpgroups file for all updates. If this option is not specified by default it takes the file.
Set the real system group (defined in
to the accessgroup specified. This is valid only when adding a new accessgroup or changing the password of an exist-
ing accessgroup.
List the contents of the appropriate ftpgroups file.
This option causes the program to display copyright and version information,
then terminate.
Background
After user logs in, the SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS commands may be used to specify an enhanced access group and associated password. If the
group name and password are valid, the user becomes (via a member of the group list in the group access file
The format of the group access file is:
where access_group_name is an arbitrary (alphanumeric + punctuation) string. encrypted_password is the password encrypted via crypt(3),
exactly like in real_group_name is the name of a valid group listed in
AUTHOR
was developed by the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
SEE ALSO
ftpgroups(4), ftpaccess(4).
privatepw(1)