ftp server

[Journer]

i need to implement an FTP server that can do the following:

1) when you create a user, it creates a folder with their name and allows them only access to that folder. they cannot see anything else.

2) when you delete a user, it removes their user login and deletes the folder and its contents


anyone know something that can do this? preferably unix based

 

[Journer]

no one?

 

[JackMDS]

I am Not aware of a server that comes preconfigured with such an ototion.

Howvevr there are servers that can be set to something close to what you want

Take a look at this one, http://www.ipswitch.com/Suppor...ide/v5/ch1_intro2.html

 

[Nothinman]

vsftp on Linux with user chrooting enabled. The user and home directory creation aren't part of the FTP server but it works like you want.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
vsftp on Linux with user chrooting enabled. The user and home directory creation aren't part of the FTP server but it works like you want.

I too meant to ask if the OP would accept other methods of account creation...

 

[Journer]

well, the linux option is sort of what we are using now, but with virtual dirs. but, we cant have the users having full local accounts. we only want them to have an ftp account

 

[Nothinman]

I don't know if any FTP servers for Linux that work like that, most rely on the local accounts because then they don't have to worry about authentication, expiration, etc that PAM takes care of for them. Just make sure their shell is set to something like /bin/true so ssh won't work but FTP should be fine. If the FTP server complains about the shell just make sure it's listed in /etc/shells.

 

[JackMDS]

Linux, Windows, whatever, the least that I saw needs at least two step configuration, to set and another two steps to get rid Off.

 

[bsobel]

Globalscape's server lets you run scripts on certain events, I *think* account creation/deletion are two of them...

 

[Nothinman]

Linux, Windows, whatever, the least that I saw needs at least two step configuration, to set and another two steps to get rid Off.

Not really, with Linux if you enable user chroot in vsftp every account created will automatically be chroot'ed when they FTP in so the second step is a one-time thing.