Re: apache2 ftp password
I think you should mention the name of the ftp server software you are using. If you are using ftp to upload files to /var/www, I don't think it will have anything to do with Apache (as far as security or upload management is concerned). If have not installed ftp server software yet, a quick search on Debian Packages led me to proftpd. If you wish to use SSL to protect the password, then you might want to look at ftpd-ssl. On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Russell L. Harris rlhar...@broadcaster.org wrote: For the purpose of web site development and testing, I installed apache2 as a local http server on another machine in the LAN. The default web page directory is /var/www . Of course, this directory is owned by root. I would like to use an ftp client such as ncftp or lftp to upload web pages to the local server, just as I would upload pages to the server of a commercial hosting outfit. But I do not wish to use the root password for this purpose, even within the protected environment of the LAN. Where in the apache configuration may this password be set? And is there any difference between the account/password for the apache administrator and the account/password of non-anonymous apache users? I have not encountered this question before, inasmuch as the web hosting outfit simply provides me with an administrator password. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=dohtuwaq_9i+nr6tcxdojdx4wc-vmbpsrv...@mail.gmail.com
Re: apache2 ftp password
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:53:22 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: For the purpose of web site development and testing, I installed apache2 as a local http server on another machine in the LAN. The default web page directory is /var/www . Of course, this directory is owned by root. I would like to use an ftp client such as ncftp or lftp to upload web pages to the local server, just as I would upload pages to the server of a commercial hosting outfit. But I do not wish to use the root password for this purpose, even within the protected environment of the LAN. (...) Apache is not the program where to look, but the ftp server, as Waqqas already said. You can instruct ftp server to use system users or virtual users, with no shell access at all. After that, you will have to disable anonymous logins, chroot your ftp users to their web upload folder (i.e., under / var/www/site1.com/) and play with local_umask and file_open_mode (name of these values may vary, those are for Vsftpd) parameters to get the desired behaviour. To avoid sending text clear login information (username and password) you can also add SSL/TLS (FTPS). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.01.29.18.28...@gmail.com
Re: apache2 ftp password
On 01/28/2011 06:53 PM, Russell L. Harris wrote: For the purpose of web site development and testing, I installed apache2 as a local http server on another machine in the LAN. The default web page directory is /var/www . Of course, this directory is owned by root. I would like to use an ftp client such as ncftp or lftp to upload web pages to the local server, just as I would upload pages to the server of a commercial hosting outfit. But I do not wish to use the root password for this purpose, even within the protected environment of the LAN. Where in the apache configuration may this password be set? And is there any difference between the account/password for the apache administrator and the account/password of non-anonymous apache users? I have not encountered this question before, inasmuch as the web hosting outfit simply provides me with an administrator password. RLH Maybe apt-cache search htaccess would help? Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d4365e5.90...@gmail.com
