On Tuesday 25 December 2001 12:04, E Estes wrote:
|  I am in the process of setting up a ftp server for anonymous users but
| they have the ability to delete files and/or directories. You can see
| how this would be bad if a malicious user logged on to it. I looked
| around in the User Manager, Userconf, and Userdrake and didn't see
| anything pertaining to what I need to do. I know it will be a simple
| thing to do (I would rather learn how to do it in shell) but I am
| stumped.
|
|  Thanks in advance if you can help,
|  Mithrilhall
|
|  =========Mithrilhall=========
|          Linux - Mandrake 8.1
|          AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz
|                   File Server
|                  FTP Server
|                 Web Server
|  =========================


I know nothing about servers but perhaps the same principle applies as 
with any directory or file:  In the Mandrake documentation > Reference 
Manual >  Chapter 3 - Introduction to the Command Line > 3.2.2 chmod: 
Changing Permissions on Files and Directories

Thats where I learned about dir/file permissions.  There is also man chmod 
and info chmod.  HTH

skinky
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