Re: [Proftpd-user] running proftp under non-privileged user

> Did anyone try to run ProFTPD completely under pon-privileged user?
>
> I guess It would need:
>
> - changing init script/systemd unit
>    (directive User doesn't prevent from being able to setuid() etc)
> - using mod_vroot
>
> - listen on port>1024
> - non-system user database (I guess even for single anonymous user)
> - setting paths/permissions for log, lock, pid files 
>
> Does it need any changes more than that?
> Does it work?

It can be done, yes -- depending on the desired configuration, of course.  This might help:

  http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Nonroot.html

Cheers,
TJ


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