Re: [expert] FTP privileges
On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, you wrote: > I am impressed by the security settings for Mandrake which seem to hide > and disallow certain read functions.. but I wish to make backups of my > server and I am not allowed direct copy of certain directories to my > remote computer. > > How do I give myself rights (even if only temporarily) to copy, through > ftp, all the files I want to copy for a backup on a different computer? > su to root *should* do that. If not even "root" can do it, then security is TOO tight. You MAY have to actually log in as root rather than using "su" to get root access. John
Re: [expert] FTP privileges
On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 01:23:28PM -0700, James wrote: -> I am impressed by the security settings for Mandrake which seem to hide -> and disallow certain read functions.. but I wish to make backups of my -> server and I am not allowed direct copy of certain directories to my -> remote computer. -> -> How do I give myself rights (even if only temporarily) to copy, through -> ftp, all the files I want to copy for a backup on a different computer? That would involve giving FTP access to root areas of the system, which is potentially insecure. I advise against it. Slightly less insecure, use NFS with root quash. Even better, use a backup program which runs a client on the computer to be backed up. Arkeia, Amanda and Work Station Solutions' Quick Restore all do this, but the last is probably a higher price than you care to spend. -- -- C^2 No windows were crashed in the making of this email. Looking for fine software and/or web pages? http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley
[expert] FTP privileges
I am impressed by the security settings for Mandrake which seem to hide and disallow certain read functions.. but I wish to make backups of my server and I am not allowed direct copy of certain directories to my remote computer. How do I give myself rights (even if only temporarily) to copy, through ftp, all the files I want to copy for a backup on a different computer? Thanks. james
