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Permissions Issues FTP server
Post 302356900 by mokachoka on Monday 28th of September 2009 06:44:27 AM
09-28-2009
Permissions Issues FTP server
Hi all,
Quick question, im going to find this a bit hard to explain but ill give it a go.
Basically i have an admin account on an FTP server that i want to be able to control ALL files without having to use sudo (as i need to run cron scripts to move files that are owned by a number of different users).
I have tried setting the admin account to be inside the ftpusers group but the default chmod is 744 (i think) so the group will not allow this? I hope your following me here.
Anyway i would like to know if i can setup an account that will be able to access any files or could someone let me know the best setup for a ftp server (with 10+) remote users and 10+ scripts this side to send, move and receive files. ie who should own the incoming folder, outgoing folder and what permissions should be set on it. I want remote users to be able to drop files off into there directory (then my scripts run and move them), i also want myself to be able to drop files into there accounts outgoing folder so there sent over to there ftp server (via a script) (using cron).
Thanks alot.
Quick question, im going to find this a bit hard to explain but ill give it a go.
Basically i have an admin account on an FTP server that i want to be able to control ALL files without having to use sudo (as i need to run cron scripts to move files that are owned by a number of different users).
I have tried setting the admin account to be inside the ftpusers group but the default chmod is 744 (i think) so the group will not allow this? I hope your following me here.
Anyway i would like to know if i can setup an account that will be able to access any files or could someone let me know the best setup for a ftp server (with 10+) remote users and 10+ scripts this side to send, move and receive files. ie who should own the incoming folder, outgoing folder and what permissions should be set on it. I want remote users to be able to drop files off into there directory (then my scripts run and move them), i also want myself to be able to drop files into there accounts outgoing folder so there sent over to there ftp server (via a script) (using cron).
Thanks alot.
---------- Post updated at 05:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 05:29 AM ----------
Basically i need a user to override the owner on a certain group (ftpusers) with an admin account.
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ftpconfig
ftpconfig(1M) System Administration Commands ftpconfig(1M) NAME
ftpconfig - set up anonymous FTP SYNOPSIS
ftpconfig [ftpdir] ftpconfig -d ftpdir DESCRIPTION
The ftpconfig script is executed by the super user to set up anonymous FTP. Anonymous FTP allows users to remotely log on to the FTP server by specifying the user name ftp or anonymous and the user's email address as password. The anonymous users are logged on to the FTP Server and given access to a restricted file area with its own file system root. See chroot(2). The FTP area has its own minimal system files. This command will copy and set up all the components needed to operate an anonymous FTP server, including creating the ftp user account, creating device nodes, copying /usr/lib files, and copying timezone data. The passwd and group files set up have been stripped down to prevent malicious users from finding login names on the server. The anonymous file area will be placed under ftpdir. If the ftp user account already exists, then the current FTP area is used, and the system files in it are updated. All other files are left untouched. This command should be run to update the anonymous FTP area's configuration whenever a system patch is installed, or the system is upgraded. OPTIONS
-d Create a new or update an existing ftpdir without creating or updating the ftp user account. Use this option when creating guest FTP user accounts. OPERANDS
The following operands are supported: ftpdir The absolute pathname of the directory under which the anonymous FTP area is set up. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion 1 Improper usage of the command 2 Command failed ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWftpu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
ftpaddhost(1M), in.ftpd(1M), useradd(1M), chroot(2), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 1 May 2003 ftpconfig(1M)