On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 05:29:32PM +0100, Jos Kirps|EducDesign wrote: > I would like to set up a Linux based file server accessible for Linux, > Windows and Mac clients. The administration shall be done remotely > (web based GUI on a client machine) using Perl scripts. The Perl > scripts must be able to: > > - add and remove directories on the server (that's not the problem) > - add and remove users (username & password -> problem) > - set access rights for the created directories (-> also a problem)
There are several free and several commercial products which do these things. Try to avoid re-inventing the wheel if you can. > - To add users that shall be able to access the fileserver, do I have to > create 'real' unix user accounts, or can I use something like the > '.htaccess' users as used by Apache (users in .htaccess files can > only access web directories via Apache, they don't have any other > rights on the server). I would prefer such a solution to limit what > people with a fileserver account can do on the server. web_dav and .htaccess mechanisms can be used to give per-user access to files hosted on a web server. > - How can I tell my Linux box that only certain users shall have > access to a certain directory? Can I do this using something > similar to '.htaccess' / '.htpasswd' ? Or what services do I have > to use? If your users have actual accounts, you'll need to use either an ACLs patch to your kernel, or use standard UNIX permissions. Check out /etc/groups for an idea of what is involved. -- "In God we trust, all others we monitor." -- NSA, Intercept Operators's motto, 1970
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