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

Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:53:34 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.network.proftpd.user
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>> 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?

On 13.03.26 09:24, TJ Saunders wrote:
>It can be done, yes -- depending on the desired configuration, of course.  This might help:
>
>  http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Nonroot.html

Oh my... I completely missed that.
Thanks!
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