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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] ProFTP and IE7

Collin McCrank wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've been out of the linux loop for a couple of years now and am once
> again in a sys admin position.  Something strange has come up and I was
> wondering if I have your imput/suggestions on it.
> 
> There is a server in the office running Mandrake 10.2 and ProFTPD
> 1.2.10-9. (I didn't set these up, they are legacy from my successor)
> 
> Everything about it is fine except for one issue.  When someone uses IE7
> to browse the ftp site they aren't chroot-ed like they are in IE6 and
> Mozilla or any other ftp program.  What happens is they log on with a
> user/pass and should be taken to /home/some_user (there is no anon on
> this ftp), and unable to move up a directory.
> 
> What is happening in IE7 is a user logs on with his/her credentials and
> it drops them right to /home and they then have access to all the other
> users folders instead of being trapped in their own home folder.
> 
> I've tried searching on Google but with no luck.
> 
> Thanks
> Collin
> 
> p.s.  Other than ProFTPD do you suggest any other ftp servers?
> 

I don't know about your problem but I would recommend that you take a
look at vsftpd (http://vsftpd.beasts.org/) which I've been using for
years without any troubles whatsoever. vsftpd powers sites such us
ftp.openbsd.org, ftp.redhat.com, ftp.debian.org, ftp.gnu.org and
ftp.gnome.org. An impressive list I should say.

-- 
Pedro


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