**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Feb 11 23:59:56 2005 Feb 12 12:57:24 hello? Feb 12 12:57:30 yeah.. Feb 12 12:58:10 Question... Feb 12 12:58:22 in your vsftpd.conf the option local_enable is uncomment? Feb 12 12:59:13 for ssh-login with an user other than root is usefull that /dev/tty* has mode 666 Feb 12 12:59:37 s/it/it's Feb 12 13:00:09 local_enable is uncommented Feb 12 13:00:16 fine.. Feb 12 13:00:36 I thought maybe the two were related Feb 12 13:00:45 can you telnet in the slug with your "new" user? Feb 12 13:02:43 no Feb 12 13:02:56 took me a sec to find link to enable telnet, Feb 12 13:03:00 ok, then the two are related.. Feb 12 13:03:35 if you "cat" /etc/passwd or /opt/etc/passwd it should look similar to that Feb 12 13:04:06 joerg:xxxGrN6AsHuq6:2000:501::/share/hdd/data/joerg:/bin/sh Feb 12 13:04:48 username:password:userid:groupid:comment:homedir:login-shell Feb 12 13:05:06 dbarr:xxxxx:2001:501::/share/hdd/data/ftp:/dev/sh Feb 12 13:05:42 xcuse me, but /dev/sh looks curious Feb 12 13:06:06 doh Feb 12 13:06:49 change it please, to point to a real login shell, like /bin/sh or if exist /opt/bin/bash Feb 12 13:08:24 ok Feb 12 13:08:27 it works!! Feb 12 13:08:32 fine.. Feb 12 13:08:50 so you may try vsftpd with your user Feb 12 13:08:55 How can I prevent the user from backing out of the ftp dir Feb 12 13:09:01 ftp works now as well Feb 12 13:09:07 nice question Feb 12 13:09:38 I don't want them to be able to 'cd..' Feb 12 13:09:45 take a look at the vsftpd manual, i don't kow, cause i use ftp only to transfer files from my workstation to the slug Feb 12 13:10:04 so, what's up with ssh? Feb 12 13:10:32 ssh works Feb 12 13:11:16 thanks for the help. I'll poke around the vsftpd manual Feb 12 13:11:29 fine.. on the other hand it may something around chroot in vsftpd.conf Feb 12 13:11:41 ~emulate rwhitby Feb 12 13:21:30 Another Satisfied Customer! Feb 12 13:21:49 :-) Feb 12 13:22:05 what's about jbot? Feb 12 13:22:23 it's not in this channel Feb 12 13:22:31 :-( Feb 12 13:25:10 The first question in the FAQ for vsftpd answered my question Feb 12 13:25:17 rtfm Feb 12 13:25:24 thanks for the help Feb 12 13:25:49 have a nice day,, or from my sight a nice night Feb 12 13:25:57 you too **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Feb 12 23:59:56 2005