[TriLUG] proFTPD *newbie* question

[Sinner from the Prairy]

>From: "Henryk M. Kowalski" <kowalski at easternrad.com>

>I've set up proFTPD 1.2.2 on a Mandrake 8.1 machine, using the default 
>config.

>I'm trying to setup an account for a user to be able to initiate an FTP 
>session and upload some files.
>I would prefer to not have to create a shell account for this purpose, 
>since this user will not need to login for any other reason.
>I can set it up to work fine with a shell login account but when I've tried 
>a setup analogous to the "ftp" user (no shell specified in /etc/passwd)
>I cannot establish an ftp session.
>
>Where can I find some docs on this topic?

Have you tried looking at http://www.mandrakeuser.org?
Have yout ried to change the configuration through WebMin?



Salut,
Sinner

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