vsftp - cannot upload files as anonymous user

[Yixin Luo]

Thanks, nabeel.
Is it possible to let anonymous user direclty goes to the uploading
directory i.e. /var/ftp/upload when logged in without typing 'cd upload'?
-peter


On 3/20/06, Nabeel Moidu <nabeelmoidu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/20/06, Yixin Luo <luoyixin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, nabeel.
> > The problems is the anonymous should download files directlly to the
> > /var/ftp. Yes, it works if I set up a folder at /var/ftp i.e.
> > /var/ftp/upload. However, when the anonymous user logged in, the user
> had
> > to
> > change directory like 'cd upload'. It does not work for me as the
> > anonymous
> > user just needs to upload files at /var/ftp/, Any more ideas? Thanks.
> > peter
>
>
> I don't think thats possible because thats a basic security restriction in
> the design of the vsftpd server , that the anonymous user must not have
> write access to the root folder.
> Is your issue just a matter of "I don't want the anonymous user to cd into
> the upload directory" or is it some other technical issue , if its the
> latter we can think of some workaround.
> Thanks and Regards
> Nabeel
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