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authorGustavo Felisberto <humpback@gentoo.org>2005-08-21 13:26:23 +0000
committerGustavo Felisberto <humpback@gentoo.org>2005-08-21 13:26:23 +0000
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update to conf.d file
Package-Manager: portage-2.0.51.22-r2
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net-ftp/pure-ftpd/files/pure-ftpd.conf_d b/net-ftp/pure-ftpd/files/pure-ftpd.conf_d
index c1b5748f8b3b..7b4b76161f65 100644
--- a/net-ftp/pure-ftpd/files/pure-ftpd.conf_d
+++ b/net-ftp/pure-ftpd/files/pure-ftpd.conf_d
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ MISC_OTHER="-A -x -j -R -B"
# -j [ If the home directory of a user doesn't exist, auto-create it ]
# -M [ Allow anonymous users to create directories. ]
# -R [ Disallow users (even non-anonymous ones) usage of the CHMOD command ]
-# -x [ Authenticated users can read/write files beginning with a dot ('.')
-# Anonymous users can't, for security reasons ]
-# -X [ Users can't write/read files and directories starting with a dot ('.') ]
+# -x [ In normal operation mode, authenticated users can read/write
+# files beginning with a dot ('.'). Anonymous users can't, for security reasons
+# (like changing banners or a forgotten .rhosts). When '-x' is used, authenticated
+# users can download dot-files, but not overwrite/create them, even if they own
+# them. ]
+# -X [ This flag is identical to the previous one (writing
+# dot-files is prohibited), but in addition, users can't even *read* files and
+# directories beginning with a dot (like "cd .ssh"). ]
# -D [ List files beginning with a dot ('.') even when the client doesn't
# append the '-a' option to the list command. A workaround for badly
# configured FTP clients. ]