On Wednesday 28 March 2001 10:29, you wrote:
> Hello all
>
> This is actually two questions. First is there anything for mandrake
> which is GPL equivalent to ftp servers like servu? When I mean
> equivalent I also mean with a gui interface, i loved command line
> sometimes but when config some stuff like an ftp server I hate it.
Yes but not really as a single program. IglooFTP would be close but proftpd
with webmin should do nicely.
For the other questions--check the confihuraton available through webmin.
Fire up Konqueror, login to https://127.0.0.1:10000 and see.
Civileme
>
> Question number two. So until I find a ftpd with a gui, I am using
> wu-ftpd. I need help. I have setup a ftpuser that can only login into
> throught ftp basically, if the user attemps to telnet or whatever, they do
> not have a shell to get in with. Now I am serveral directories in the
> ftpuser home directory, ie /home/ftpuser. here is an example
> /home/ftpuser...
> /bin
> /etc
> /mp3
> /upload
> /work
>
> now I want the prevent the user from uploading to
> /home/ftpuser/
> /bin
> /etc
> /mp3
> /work
>
> and can upload/retrieve from
> /upload
>
> what modifications do I have to make to my ftpaccess file to do this?
>
> and I am lost to what the hell the difference is between a real and guest.
> I am guessing that since the guest is restricted to his/her somedirectory,
> he becomes a guest
>
> PS one more question
>
> the way it is setup is that the user logins in as ftpuser and a password.
>
> I want to set it up so that I can have joe, bob, mike, john, all have
> unique logins and passwords but have the samme access all to hether
>
> basicalling home directory to /home/ftpuser
>
>
>
> really need help with all this
>
> thanks
>
> nadin
