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From: System Administrator
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:00

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In alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions dan <danielga@easynet.fr> wrote:
>   Normally as in the "anonymous" type FTP, the user gets a line in
> /etc/passwd as :
> babe:ecrypted_passwd:uid:gid:comment:/web/html/./user:/bin/false

> ^^^
> the dot means a chroot()ed path so /web/html becomes "/", this is the
> theory,
> you can achieve this with Wu-ftpd or  proftpd.
> Hope this helps a little
> Daniel

I tried this with a user, but when i logged in with them it said..
230-No directory! Logging in with home=/

*shrug*

-Tony
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From: System Administrator <admin@athena.intergrafix.net>
Subject: Re: Securing FTP
Date: 1998/04/13
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