[Editor's note: The article discusses the installation on OS X Server; I don't know for sure, but I suspect it would work as described for OS X Client as well.]
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afp548.com published my article on how to replace the Apple-supplied FTP server with ProFTPd, with authentication through users and groups kept in MySQL instead of NetInfo or a simple passwd file. This is a nice tip if you're looking to serve up a lot of different users on a system without wanting them to be able to login via SSH and such. Read "ProFTPd, for the pro?" for the how-to.
[Editor's note: The article discusses the installation on OS X Server; I don't know for sure, but I suspect it would work as described for OS X Client as well.]
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no shell
If you just don't give the users a shell, i believe they will not be able to log in via anything but FTP.
Does not work
I did as the article said, however I created my database so that the two tables and their fields match the default ones for the SQL addon.
Does not work
I am a newbie myself, but maybe my ideas guide someone to the real solution :)
K, i have the uid, what about w/r privileges?
K, i have a valid ftp server with it's own sql user database working.
K, i have the uid, what about w/r privileges?
btw it's on os x 10.2.2 client, and works! (kinda :) ) |
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