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

[Christopher Gilland <clgilland07 gmail com>]

Peter, as I said privately, you are amazing! I followed your 
instructions, and that worked flawlessly!


Thank you for your help.


Chris.


On 02/03/2019 06:44 AM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> 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):
> > 1
> >
> > . 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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