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author | pst <pst@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-08-05 00:21:15 +0000 |
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committer | pst <pst@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-08-05 00:21:15 +0000 |
commit | fca5bc38ec00d8cb5087036679424e8817d2b782 (patch) | |
tree | 12d2de9b0d4e2a49a22dcb35f943c6b5f2e301fb /libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 | |
parent | 1d37bd800534129c143f350649cec9fa9248e26b (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-fca5bc38ec00d8cb5087036679424e8817d2b782.zip FreeBSD-src-fca5bc38ec00d8cb5087036679424e8817d2b782.tar.gz |
Convert STATS and PARANOID to run-time options.
Document the new -R (relax paranoia) option.
From NetBSD/Lite2: code and man page cleanups, Kerberos IV hooks
(relax, we're still exportable), and /etc/ftpchroot feature for
semi-anonymous accounts
Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8')
-rw-r--r-- | libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 | 47 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 index 8cd6902..195a154 100644 --- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 +++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Internet File Transfer Protocol server .Nm ftpd .Op Fl dl .Op Fl D +.Op Fl R .Op Fl S .Op Fl U .Op Fl T Ar maxtimeout @@ -79,6 +80,17 @@ starting from .Xr inetd 8 and is thus useful on busy servers to reduce load. +.It Fl R +With this option set, +.Nm ftpd +will revert to historical behavior with regard to security checks on +user operations and restrictions on PORT requests. +Currently, +.Nm ftpd +will only honor PORT commands directed to unprivileged ports on the +remote user's host (which violates the FTP protocol specification but +closes some security holes). +. .It Fl S With this option set, .Nm ftpd @@ -209,15 +221,23 @@ This allows users to utilize the metacharacters .Dq Li \&*?[]{}~ . .Pp .Nm Ftpd -authenticates users according to three rules. +authenticates users according to five rules. .Pp .Bl -enum -offset indent .It The login name must be in the password data base, -.Pa /etc/passwd , +.Pa /etc/pwd.db , and not have a null password. In this case a password must be provided by the client before any file operations may be performed. +If the user has an S/Key key, the response from a successful USER +command will include an S/Key challenge. The client may choose to respond +with a PASS command giving either a standard password or an S/Key +one-time password. The server will automatically determine which type of +password it has been given and attempt to authenticate accordingly. See +.Xr key 1 +for more information on S/Key authentication. S/Key is a Trademark of +Bellcore. .It The login name must not appear in the file .Pa /etc/ftpusers . @@ -225,6 +245,19 @@ The login name must not appear in the file The user must have a standard shell returned by .Xr getusershell 3 . .It +If the user name appears in the file +.Pa /etc/ftpchroot +the session's root will be changed to the user's login directory by +.Xr chroot 2 +as for an +.Dq anonymous +or +.Dq ftp +account (see next item). However, the user must still supply a password. +This feature is intended as a compromise between a fully anonymous account +and a fully privileged account. The account should also be set up as for an +anonymous account. +.It If the user name is .Dq anonymous or @@ -235,7 +268,8 @@ file (user .Dq ftp ) . In this case the user is allowed to log in by specifying any password (by convention an email address for -the user should be used as the password). When the +the user should be used as the password). +When the .Fl S option is set, all transfers are logged as well. .El @@ -269,8 +303,8 @@ This program should be mode 111. Make this directory owned by .Dq root and unwritable by anyone (mode 555). -The files -.Xr passwd 5 +The files pwd.db (see +.Xr passwd 5 ) and .Xr group 5 must be present for the @@ -294,6 +328,8 @@ account in this directory. .Bl -tag -width /etc/ftpwelcome -compact .It Pa /etc/ftpusers List of unwelcome/restricted users. +.It Pa /etc/ftpchroot +List of normal users who should be chroot'd. .It Pa /etc/ftpwelcome Welcome notice. .It Pa /etc/ftpmotd @@ -305,6 +341,7 @@ Log file for anonymous transfers. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ftp 1 , +.Xr key 1 , .Xr getusershell 3 , .Xr inetd 8 , .Xr syslogd 8 |