[NBLUG/talk] Permissions question

[Todd Cary]

I get a chdir error without being a member of the adm group.....

Todd

Todd Cary wrote:

> I am running Apache and my Web root is
>
> /home/httpd/
>
> I want to give a user ftp ability into a Web directory so I create a 
> user, "brianpics" with his home directory, "/home/httpd/brianpics".
>
> The folder is owned by "brianpics" and the group is "adm" with privileges
>
> drwxrwxr--
>
> I cannot remember the parameter in Apache, however it makes it so a 
> user cannot change directories above his.
>
> Here is the problem:  brianpics cannot get into ftp unless I make him 
> a member of "adm".  That I do not want to do.
>
> Am I missing something simple here?
>
> Todd
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