[lug] Blind ftp directory (correction)

Chip Atkinson catkinson at circadence.com
Fri May 11 12:32:46 MDT 2001


You probably don't want to have write privs because then people could 
delete the directory. Just have executep privs. only.

Chip

Chip Atkinson wrote:

> If I create a directory with write and execute privs (333) that seems to 
> work.  I can touch junk/joe and junk/mike but ls junk gives permission 
> denied.
> 
> Chip
> 
> 
> 
> Anders Knudsen wrote:
> 
>> Need some guidance on how to make a "blind" ftp directory.
>> I want to create a public directory that anonymous users can have put 
>> and get access to, but cannot list the files in that directory.
>> 
>> I have it set up with directory permissions of  -wx-wx-wx
>> This gives an access denied when you try to list files.
>> It's "working" but not exactly what I want.
>> 
>> Look at ftp.cadence.com and go to the public directory there. You 
>> don't get an access denied message, however, the files are not viewable.
>> 
>> Any ideas on the setup there to achieve this?
>> 
>> TIA,
>> -Anders
>> 
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