Re: [webmin-l] proFTPD problem close to resolved

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On Sat, 2005-08-27 at 11:08, Mike Wharton wrote:
> Thanks Jamie and others
> 
> I now have proFTPD installed and recognized by webmin. I have run the check
> in virtualmin and am getting the following message.
> 
> Shell /bin/false for FTP users is not included in /etc/shells, which may
> prevent FTP access.
> 
> 
> I am able create virtual servers and can FTP using users details created
> under virtualmin (even with the above message) but when I ftp using the user
> details I am not taken to the user's home directory.
> 
> What have I missed?

You may need to configure ProFTPd to limit users to their home
directories. This can be done by adding the line

DefaultRoot ~

to proftpd.conf .

 - Jamie