Thanks for the tips, i just turned off the anonymous ftp and i got it working like i wanted it to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Wilts" <ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:13 PM Subject: Re: ftp > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 05:57:39PM +0300, Bilal Dar wrote: > > I am using vsftpd, its working fine. I want to know one thing, currently if i use ftp://x.x.x.x i get the pub folder and to make user connect to his home dir i have to use ftp://user@xxxxxxx > > > > I was wondering can i do just that i put ftp://x.x.x.x in my browser and it asks for the username and password, after authentication user gets his home directory. > > This is a browser question, not a server question. Based on my personal > experiences - and I manage a production FTP server with over 1,100 user > accounts on it - browsers and authenticated FTP just don't mix. > Browsers and anonymous FTP is bearable, but authenticated FTP is just > asking for problems. > > Use a real FTP client - there are many to chose from - and you'll be far > happier in the long run. > > The bottom line answer for your question is NO - the RFC specifies what > should happen with an FTP url and usernames (RFC1738): > > 3.2.1. FTP Name and Password > > A user name and password may be supplied; they are used in the ftp > "USER" and "PASS" commands after first making the connection to the > FTP server. If no user name or password is supplied and one is > requested by the FTP server, the conventions for "anonymous" FTP are > to be used, as follows: > > The user name "anonymous" is supplied. > > The password is supplied as the Internet e-mail address > of the end user accessing the resource. > > If the URL supplies a user name but no password, and the remote > server requests a password, the program interpreting the FTP URL > should request one from the user. > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
