Subject: password protecting directories

From: Bill Heiser <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 12:10:57 -0400

I've been told that wu-ftpd (2.4) will allow for password-protection
of access to specific directories ... ie. a specific password for
a specific directory.   However in the docs (i.e. the "ftpaccess"
man page) I don't see anything that really describes how to do this.
I see "ftp groups", etc, but that doesn't really seem like it'll
do what I described.

Is it possible to do this with the wu-ftpd?  What I'm really
getting at is a way to limit access to specific directories
for specific users without having to give those users UNIX
accounts.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
-Bill

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Bill Heiser             Individual, Inc., Network Services
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From: [email-masked] (Malisch, Susan)
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 11:11:29 -0700

I was interested in wu-ftpd for exactly the same reason, and couldn't figure 
out how the settings work until today (with some internet help)!  Look at 
the documentation for the "guestgroup" setting in the ftpaccess file.  If 
you specify the user id's that you want to restrict, put them all in a group 
that is listed under this "guestgroup"  identification.  Wuftp will then 
treat them exactly as an anonymous ftp user (at least in terms of directory 
access).  Of course, follow the instructions for the permission setttings as 
well, but that should take care of it.
Susan Malisch
[email-masked]
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