User Access restriction.

[usergroup]

On 30 mei 2006, at 03:33, GiL A. Virtucio wrote:

> to restrict users from navigating outside their home directories  
> through FTP try using an FTP server that support chrooting. you  
> might want to check proftpd.  http://www.proftpd.org/
> it is also included in the ports collection.
>
> hope this helps :)
>
>
> =================================
> Gil A. Virtucio
> Janitor/Kolektor/Messenger/Driver
> Asia Solution Phillippines Inc.
> 28/F Antel Global Corporate Center
> 3 Doña Julia Vargas Avenue,
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marwan Sultan"  
> <dead_line at hotmail.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:15 AM
> Subject: User Access restriction.
>
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>>  I have a server Up and running, 4.8-R, (well why 4.8? its up  
>> since years)
>>  However, this server is for commercial use, recently, we started  
>> Home pages hosting,
>>  which requier me to give the user access to the shell,
>>
>>  Well, the question,
>>
>>  Lets say, I have 2 groups, Group1, Group2
>>  under Groupe1 is the webpages shell accounts (user accounts)
>>  and group2, just shell users,
>>
>>  If user1 from Group1 will ftp or ssh to the box, his default home  
>> path will be
>>  /home/group1/user1
>> But, he still can navigate thro his FTP or ssh to see the  
>> directories and read files of group1 or
>> group2, and play around lilbit,
>>
>> PLEASE how to restrict this user from going outside his shell  
>> account and restrict him from
>> viewing others folders and webpages ? If i will chmod to something  
>> limited, then even when
>> he browse the web to his webpage it wont work,
>>
>> So how to have the restriction in the same time viewing his web  
>> thro any browser worldwide?
>>
>> Sorry for the long email.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Marwan
>>
>>
or have a look at "man ftpchroot"

Arno