[ts-7000] Re: Creating a working ftp account on my TS-7400 (proftpd)

["Robert Wasniak" <>]

I copied the text word for word and saved it to my /etc/proftp.conf 
file.  my login still hangs while logging in from a client.   






--- In  "inakizi" <> wrote:
>
> Hello Robert,
> 
> I was having the same problem and I solved it with this 
> configuration file (please read my comments at the end):
> 
> # This sample configuration file illustrates configuring two
> # anonymous directories 
> 
> ServerName                    "FTP"
> ServerType                    inetd
> DefaultServer                 on
> Port                          21
> 
> RootLogin   on
> 
> ExtendedLog             /var/log/ftpext      ALL default      
> #/dev/null ALL default
> SystemLog               /var/log/ftpsystem   ALL default      
> #/dev/null ALL default
> TransferLog             /var/log/ftptransfer ALL default      
> #e/dev/null ALL default
> 
> # Set the user and group that the server normally runs at.
> User                          root    
> Group                         root    
> Umask                         022
> MaxInstances                    6 
> 
> DefaultRoot /root
> 
> # Set the maximum number of seconds a data connection is allowed
> # to "stall" before being aborted.
> TimeoutStalled                        60
> 
> # We want 'welcome.msg' displayed at login, and '.message' 
displayed
> # in each newly chdired directory.
> DisplayLogin                  welcome.msg
> DisplayFirstChdir             .message
> 
> # Our "basic" anonymous configuration, including a single
> # upload directory ("uploads")
> <Anonymous /var/ftp>
>   
>   RequireValidShell           off
>   HideUser                    root
>   # Allow logins if they are disabled above.
>   <Limit LOGIN>
>     AllowAll
>   </Limit>
> 
>   # Maximum clients with message
>   MaxClients                  3 "Sorry, max %m users -- try again 
> later"
> 
>   User                                nobody  
>   Group                               nogroup
>   UserAlias                   ftp       nobody
>   UserAlias                   anonymous nobody
> 
>   # Limit WRITE everywhere in the anonymous chroot
>   <Limit WRITE>
>     DenyAll
>   </Limit>
>   
>   # An upload directory that allows storing files but not 
retrieving
>   # or creating directories.
>   <Directory uploads/*>
>     <Limit READ WRITE STOR DIRS >
>      AllowAll 
>     </Limit>
> 
>     <Limit RETR >
>       DenyAll 
>     </Limit>
>   </Directory>
> 
>   <Directory downloads/*>
>     <Limit READ WRITE STOR>
>       DenyAll
>       IgnoreHidden                    on
>     </Limit>
>     
>     <Limit RETR DIRS>
>       AllowAll
>       IgnoreHidden                    on
>     </Limit>
>   </Directory>
> 
> </Anonymous>
>  
> This allowed me to do FTP using root. Now this is very risky and 
you 
> should not create a product with this feature enabled. Now to be 
> able to create this config file, I enabled logging. Please after 
you 
> get everything working disable the logging changing this entries:
> 
> ExtendedLog             /dev/null ALL default
> SystemLog               /dev/null ALL default
> TransferLog             /dev/null ALL default
> 
> or you will destroy your flash memory.
> 
> Now if you want to enable ftp in a product or even HTTP we have to 
> solve a problem first. I'm trying to track down a problem creating 
> and using users on the TS-7400, I guess the problem is with the 
> kernel but I haven't figured out what it is yet but I think that 
the 
> kernel functions setgid and setuid are not working in the TS-7400. 
> If this doesn't work you cannot create users and the FTP and HTTP 
> servers cannot work with a user diferent from root.
> 
> If someone knows something about this problem plese share some 
> information.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In  "Robert Wasniak" <rwasniak@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Can I see a copy of any one's proftp config file/setup... I 
cannot 
> > login as root to the proftpd server! thanks in advance
> > 
> > -Bobby
> > 
> > --- In  "loupi7400" 
> > <louis_pierre_beaumont@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Jim,
> > > 
> > > Thanks a lot for the link, it provided usefull info that i used
> > > to make my ftp server working! :)
> > > 
> > > In proftpd.conf, i changed the user and group from "ftp" 
> to "root".
> > > I also added a "DefaultRoot /home" option to map the ftp 
server 
> root 
> > > to /home.
> > > 
> > > I can now login to the ftp with "root", no password.
> > > 
> > > Everything is working great now! :)
> >
>




 
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