Major Yellow Dog Linux Help Needed

Duff

OK, so I managed to get FTP and HTTP working. But, there are a few security problems, and problems in general I need help with. I also want this to be as secure as possible, so any tips are appreciated. These are the 3 things I noticed and need fixed soon.

1. How do I get httpd and vsftpd start automaticly on boot/login?

2. How do I make a user account have administrative access?

3. I noticed that if user clicks around in a FTP client they can get to the rootof the system and download whatever, I want to stop this so they only have access to their directory.

Right After Login To FTP:



Then clicking on the 192.168.0.102 in the left panel results in:



Directions can be either how to do it in command line or KDE since both are available. I'll more than likely find other glitches in a while, and when I do they'll be posted here,

~Duff

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stitch

i dont think linux has the wheel group LMAO

Q

I'll let you come up with your own disparaging remark about your knowledge.

-Q

noone

Toph wrote:

i dont think linux has the wheel group LMAO

uh yes becuase when i install gentoo every time i do, i have to make the standard username i use belong to the wheel group or i wont get root access to do make install when i compile apps or emerge programs.

Duff

OK, anyone who gives any directions, make them for a total Linux n00b.

Anyways, I added the line to
chroot_local_user=yes to the vsftpd.conf, but I can still browse outside of the home directory. Yes, I did stop and restart the service.

~Duff

stitch

hmmm, why am i remembering no wheel group when i used linux?

Q

I don't know, but it's there in SME, which incedentally is getting an update!

-Q

Duff

New problem:

How do I mount, format, etc. a new hard drive? I'm going to have a public FTP, and I want to put it on the 2nd hard drive, and leave HTTP on the 1st.

~Duff

EDIT: Another problem. I want to boot YDL without starting X/KDE since it's a RAM hog, which I cannot seem to do. Any ideas?

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Q

It's not my doing (Or maybe it is, back when I 1st set this thing up I remember screwing around alot.).

-Q

PS. JaS, I'm installing the new beta in VMware, I'll see what it's got going on.

nightice

Duff wrote:

How do I mount, format, etc. a new hard drive? I'm going to have a public FTP, and I want to put it on the 2nd hard drive, and leave HTTP on the 1st.

- Put in the new HD
- Assuming it's primary slave: mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdb1
- Mount the HD wherever you want the ftp user's home: mount /dev/hdb1 /home/ftpuser or whatever you called the user.
- To automount, check the init scripts, I'm not sure how YDL does it.

Duff wrote:

EDIT: Another problem. I want to boot YDL without starting X/KDE since it's a RAM hog, which I cannot seem to do. Any ideas?

- Edit /etc/inittab and change id:5:initdefault or similar to id:3:initdefault

Duff

Duff wrote:

EDIT: Another problem. I want to boot YDL without starting X/KDE since it's a RAM hog, which I cannot seem to do. Any ideas?

- Edit /etc/inittab and change id:5:initdefault or similar to id:3:initdefault[/quote]

Thanks, that worked perfectly, now X/KDE isn't hogging all the RAM. Lets say I want to start X, what command do I use to open/close X?
I decided not to bother with the 2nd HD for now, since I want to keep things simple.

~Duff

EDIT: Linux sucks. I have KDE closed and not touching the server, and everytime I simply reload the phpSysInfo page, another MB or so of RAM gets used. I doubt this is simply it processing the PHP.

BOD

i think startx or startkde may work

nightice

Use startx.

Bash

or you cou.d get a logon box with

kdm


then you can select all your display managers you have on there...

nightice

Well, he deosn't want X running at all.