daRcmaTTeR wrote: > Chroot is good because as the connections come in to the ftp server they > are literally jailed to the ftp server's file system. /var/ftp They can > enter that part of the machines file system and can't get out to go > anywhere else on the machine's file system. > > Many times for certain services one must take care of this process for > one's self, however, this happens by default with this FTP server. Which > makes it very desirable for people like myself who don't have the time, > or at present, a complete enough knowledge base to properly secure their > FTP server the way it should be. Mind you, that doesn't mean the system > itself is unsecure, rather I've still got a *bit* to learn as far as > REALLY securing an FTP server as best as that can be done. >
Thx :) Interesting bit of reading. :) Must try this someday myself if only as an exercise. Femme
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