[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I have been setting up a webserver that users need to acess remotely.
> The problem is that I don't like the way that ftp sends passwords
> plaintext.  I am currently useing proftpd, as I also require the
> ability to chroot users into thier own directories.  Now, essentialy
> what I need is to have windoze users login w. some sort of point &
> click client, be able to drag stuff too & from the server, and not
> be able to mess with, or even know about, other peoples' files.
> (I have to assume that they cannot use DOS, let alone
> do an scp from it)  I have found a few, such as ixplorer and winSCP,
> however, again, they allow one to specify a directory above thier
> home.
> 
> I have heard that the commercial ssh version offers the ability to
> chroot, but I would rather stay with OpenSSH if I can.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions, short of doing a chmod a-r * -R
> from / ?

A PAM module is apparently a work-in-progress to perform chroot() at the 
PAM level. Email Bruce Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and ask about its 
status.

Regards,

Alex.


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