Re: VSFTP and CHROOT outside of home?


Michael Heiming wrote:
In comp.os.linux.misc news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
I've seen this question asked a couple of times on the list, but no one
has answered it.
Making me think it can't be done. But....

Is it possible, using vsFTPd, to allow a user to go outside their
default chroot'ed home directory?

Use the "bind" option of mount to make available what you need.

As described here:

http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/doc/contrib/ProFTPD-mini-HOWTO-Chroot.html

[..]

Holymoly! That's fanfrickentastic! Perfect.
Thanks for the advice!
-Liam

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