Re: [Proftpd-user] Configuring for Anonymous FTP

>>>I am using the default proftpd.conf except I specify the anon root 
>>>as /var/ftp/pub. I am not running Selinux.

>On 4/3/2021 10:49 AM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
>>if you specify anon root as /var/ftp/pub, then anonymous clients can 
>>NOT get
>>into /var/ftp/uploads.
>>
>>you most specify anonymous root as /var/ftp and user/group 
>>directives should
>>be 'ftp' for proper permissions to use.

On 03.04.21 11:01, Dennis Putnam wrote:
>Thanks for the reply. That was exactly it. I thought putting the user 
>into '/var/ftp' was bad. I was still able to see 'pub' and 'uploads' 
>either way which I don't quite understand. In any case it is doing 
>what I want now.
>
>As an aside wouldn't it make more logical sense to lock the user into 
>'pub' (read only) and then have 'uploads' (write only) as a 
>sub-directory?

I think that easier means more logical.
yes, /pub/incoming was quite common.

Note that people used incoming directories for spreading malware,
copyrighted software etc.  that could cause you problems, so you should
better disable downloading from your incoming directory.

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