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# 1  
Old 10-25-2007
lock user to directory in ftp
how can i lock a specific user to his home directory when he logs on to the computer with ftp?

thanx!
# 2  
Old 10-25-2007
check if chroot can be implemented. Probably this might be useful
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 10-25-2007 at 06:09 AM.. Reason: added the link
# 3  
Old 10-25-2007
i thought about chroot...
can you give some information about it?
# 4  
Old 10-25-2007
ohh and another thing...
i dont give the user a shell...
so the solution needs to be for FTP only no use to try "rksh"

thanx again...
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