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Title: External FTP access to an I-Bay, Can't write.
Post by: David on May 16, 2001, 11:11:25 PM

Hi, Folks,

I have the same problem to gain write permission via ftp, I don't understand the relationship between user account and ibay account, if there is any.

Like I created an user account:
Account Name: tester
Account Pwd: testerpwd
Group Name: testergroup
So, I can use this account ftp to the server externally, like ftp://tester:testerpwd@ftp.xxxxxx.com, and I get the permission to read and write. This part works fine.

But, After I created an ibay account:
Account name: testerftp
Account Pwd: testerftppwd
Group: testergroup
User Access: Write=group, Read=Everyone(or Group)
Public Access: Entire Internet(password required)

Then I use ftp://testerftp:testerftppws@ftp.xxxxxx.com to login the server externally. I only get the permission to read and download the file, write was denied.
Can anyone tell me how to gain the right of writing permission to that testerftp ibay?

Thank you
-David

Title: Re: External FTP access to an I-Bay, Can't write.
Post by: Alec Norek on May 18, 2001, 08:55:54 AM

I have been trying to allow r/w access via FTP to my ibays ever since ver 4.0 with NO LUCK!!!.  I will be very surprised if anybody has EVER gained access to their ibay html directory without tweaking a file or two.  The only way I can grant access to the chosen few, is by editing the /etc/proftpd.conf file.  This is a tedious process since I haven't figured out how to make a custom template to stop my mods being overwritten after any changes made with the e-smith-manager.

Your username & password will give you permission to CD to the ibay directory of your choice from your /home  i.e. ../../ibays/testerftp/html.

Near the end of your proftpd.conf file you will find the following:-


   User testerftp
   Group testerftp  ## change this to testergroup in your example

Also in your "" containers, put an # in front of any "Deny from all" statements and add "Allow from all" or "AllowAll" and then save the file.

There is probably a more elegant method, but with my limited knowledge, it will have to do until some guru devotes a few minutes of his/her time to this topic.

I hate to think what opportunities this opens up to the bored hackers of this world. In my case I have only done it on a test installation.

Title: Re: External FTP access to an I-Bay, Can't write.
Post by: David on May 19, 2001, 01:22:24 AM

Thank you Alec, I will give it try.
By the way,  in the IE6.0 ftp doesn't work, I have tried several sites, only ftp.microsoft.com works. it sucks.

Title: Re: External FTP access to an I-Bay, Can't write.
Post by: Paul Ford on May 19, 2001, 07:04:14 AM

I've had a similar problem, but it doesn't seem related to the i-bay feature. I created a user "kacerdias" through the web form and everything works fine. FTP from the outside and inside works great. Wait a few hours and a few login attempts later, and FTP denies the user login priveledges and says "password incorrect" even when I know it works. SSH allows the user to get in with no problems. Very odd. Other users don't seem to have this problem.

If you're looking for a good Windows FTP client to use instead of IE (bleh), try SmartFTP. It's available for free at http://www.smartftp.com.