Apache, FTP user rights

From: kim gabrielsen (kim.gabrielsen@get2net.dk)
Date: 02/20/03 

From: kim gabrielsen <kim.gabrielsen@get2net.dk>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:01:44 +0100

Hi

I have a standard Apache configuration running (1.3.27).

Now, one of my friends is making a compleks of web pages for me and he
should be able to ftp these files to my web server for testing purposes.

i have created a user bt and made a directory under htdocs - bt - with
bt as owner (755).

i have made this directory the home directory of bt.

when he logs in using ftp (VSFTPD) he automagically starts in the bt
directory as i would like.

he can uploade files to this directory and when pointing apache to the
'bt' directory he sees his 'index.html' file as intended.

but i dont want him to be able to make a 'cd ..' in the ftp session.

he should be confined to 'bt' as his root directory and of course be
able to make other directories under this and 'cd' between them.

but never be able to get higher in the directory structure.

i have tried setting the file mods 750 of htdocs - leaving 755 on bt.
but then he's not able to log in via ftp.

in other cases if i fiddle with the permissions on htdocs apache is not
able to find or read any documents in there.

i would assume its feasable since i guess thats how ISPs do the trick.
but HOW??

thanks in advance

kim gabrielsen

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