On Thu, 04 Jul 2002 10:26:06 -0400 daRcmaTTeR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said with temporary authority
> FemmeFatale wrote: > > daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > <Giant snip> > > > >> And I love the fact that it chroot, (jails) things by default, so > >> there isn't any hair-pulling to get that taken care of. > >> > > sounds like a cool ftp file program. stupid question: why is > > chroot a good thing? > > > > Jail? Scuse me i'm slow today :) > > > > No problem Femme...we all have out slow days. I'll try as best I can > to articulate to you in my limited understanding of *chroot* and why > it's a good thing. > > 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. > > -- > daRcmaTTeR > ---------- > Registered Linux User 182496 > Dark, If I am ever fool enough to say my box is totally secure, then you can just slap me silly and call me Larry Elison, 'cause surely I'm a fool too. James > >
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