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| -rw-r--r-- | libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 index d3f8c45..f100719 100644 --- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 +++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 @@ -391,11 +391,13 @@ The file if present, will be printed after a successful login. These files should be mode 444. .It Pa ~ftp/pub -Make this directory mode 777 and owned by -.Dq ftp . -Guests -can then place files which are to be accessible via the anonymous -account in this directory. +This directory and the subdirectories beneath it should be owned +by the users and groups responsible for placing files in them, +and be writable only by them (mode 755 or 775). +They should +.Em not +be owned or writable by ftp or its group, otherwise guest users +can fill the drive with unwanted files. .El .Pp If the system has multiple IP addresses, |
