Re: User folders - Linux

[xyberpix <xyberpix () xyberpix com>]

If you're really serious about doing this I would suggest that you look
into the app "chroot" as this would make things a lot more secure.

xyberpix

On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 21:06 -0800, Rafal Zajac wrote:
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have question about users' directories placement. I'm trying to set up
> Linux based FTP and WWW server (Slackware 10 / kernel 2.4.26). I will be
> using proftpd and apache as my servers.
>
>
>
> I will have there kinds of users:
>
> - shell users - users with shell, ftp, www (home pages http/php/mySQL)
> access
>
> - Not trusted users - without shell access but with ftp and www access
>
> - anonymous users - access to anonymous ftp (upload and download - uploaded
> data will be accessible to download only after approval )
>
>
>
> I have basically no problem with proftpd and apache configuration but my
> question is:
>
>
>
> How should I arrange user directories? How is it done on some isps' servers?
>
>
>
> Right now I come up with configuration like this:
>
>
>
> /home
>
>             /home/ftp
>
>                         /home/ftp/anonymous
>
>                                     /home/ftp/anonumous/upload
>
>                         /home/ftp/untrusted_user1
>
>                         /home/ftp/untrusted_user1
>
> /home/exchange
>
> /home/trusted_user1
>
> /home/trusted_user2
>
>
>
> None of above users can reed other users directories but they can exchange
> data using /home/exchange (for trusted users only)
> /home/ftp/anonumous/upload (for untrusted users after root approval)
>
>
>
> In each user folder is www_page folder holding their (http/php) files.
>
>
>
> I don't have experience with setting up things like that so I'm asking you
> for help.
>
>
>
> Thank you for any suggestions
>
>
>
> rzajac[at]gmail[dot]com
>
>
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