Adam Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I would like to create an account to be used for FTP.  Since the password
> will be known by a couple people / could be sniffed since it's not sftp, I
> would obviously like to limit the powers of this user as much as possible.
> Specifically, I would like it to be able to create and read files in it's
> own directory, and that's it.  No execution capabilities, unable to read
> files not in its directory, etc.  What's the best way to do this?

Chroot it within ftp (read the ftpd man page, natch) and give the
account an invalid shell.

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