Re: [orca-list] FTP server: I'm obviously doing something wrong, although probably am on the right track.

[Peter Vágner <pvagner pvagner tk>]

Hello,

Vsftpd attempts to prefer security over simplicity at least that's what 
I have understood from vsftpd article on arch wiki.
I haven't found a way on how to configure it to resolve symbolic links.
What you can do instead is use mount bind to make your music folder 
available to FTP users.
From the command line you can do
Create Music folder inside /var/ftp/
Then mount it like this
sudo mount --bind /home/chris/Music /var/ftp/Music

When mounting like this the bind mount is not persistend so you may like 
to add it to your /etc/fstab like this
/home/chris/Music    /var/ftp/Music    none    defaults,bind 0    0

If the files are readable to user running vsftpd you should be able to 
browse and download them via ftp client.


Greetings

Peter



Dňa 3. 2. 2019 o 7:34 Christopher Gilland via orca-list napísal(a):
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>
> . Nimer, I apologize that you thought my message was rude in nature. 
> I'll admit, I was a bit sarcastic with the things I said, perhaps to 
> the point of coming across a bit rudely, even though that definitely 
> as stated in my message wasn't my intentions.
>
>
> 2. Explain to me how that rm -R command I did would have gotten me 
> banned, or how that would have done dammage if someone had tried it? I 
> didn't even give a valid path to any file or directory, let alone a 
> nmission critical command.
>
>
> 3. Further, Never once did I tell people to issue the command. It 
> shouldn't be my responsibility to do so! Though I completely 
> understand your point in me being possibly banned, and though on your 
> lists, as you being the owner, it would be your right to do so, I 
> think your logic on this is a bit over-reactive. It's not like I gave 
> a valid command using... word of warning to those who're thinking to 
> try this, don't! It's not like I gave a valid mkfs command on a 
> critical partition. I'm not that stupid! My point is, I shouldn't have 
> to baby people into holding their hand telling them, don't try this or 
> that. Yes, it would have been courteous of me to have done so, OK, 
> your point is well taken, but come on! Banning me for such comment? 
> Really? I'd hope this list, or any! for that mind, would have by its 
> subscribers enough sense to know, the lists come with no warranty, and 
> no express of liability if you choose to do something a member tells 
> you, and then things go boom. Quite frankly, Nimer, anyone, you, me, 
> Andy, anyone! on any! tech list chooses to take the advice given for 
> what it is... advice. Not professional advice. It would be like you 
> telling me my head hurts, I saying my advice? Take an Asperin. Then 
> you die two days, God forbid, later, on account of me being wrong to 
> think a headache, when it actually was a full-on aneurysm. My point 
> is, I'm not a pro. You took my advice at your own risk. That's 
> extreme, all be it, but, my point still stands.
>
>
> My point being, if you issue a command, and don't know what it does, 
> even slightly, yet, you choose just for fun to try it, then frankly, 
> and yeah, this will be rude, probably, but It's the only part of this 
> message that I do! tend to be a little blunt: frankly? if you do that, 
> who's then really! the demented here? I don't normally speak that way 
> about people. We've talked on the phone once or twice, Nimer. You I'd 
> hope should know that. But, admittedly, I do think you're 
> over-reacting, and I do think, as a US citizen, I do have the right to 
> that opinion, all be it correct or not.
>
>
> Enough said. I appreciate your explanation of the list, even though to 
> be honest, people have posted things in the past here totally 
> unrelated to Orca, actually, even fairly often, yet haven't gotten 
> their heads bitten off. Why me, and not them?
>
>
> Now, I'm really done. Enough said.  Please, I kindly ask, do not 
> anyone further, not Andy, not you, no one, privately nor publicly 
> write me further on this subject. In fact, I'd appreciate the admins 
> locking the thread forever, if that be feezable, if not though, I 
> understand. If this does get me banned from the list for what I've 
> said, well... I'm sorry, but so be it. It won't be the first time, and 
> I highly doubt either it'll be the last.
>
>
> Chris.
>
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