www interface to samba

[WK]

Keith Mastin wrote:


> I don't think I would use samba in this instance. Samba from within the
> internal office networks yes, but I wouldn't offer those machines up to
> the h4x0r gods unless I had a good reason to. And yeah, I've found that
> WinSCP has it's downsides too, so you're looking for a better solution.
> 
> I have a setup that allows remote file access through ftp, using a few
> different programs. Samba runs on the internal network, with all shared
> files stored only on the samba server. Check samba3, it has some
> improvements over the 2x series. The samba shares are accessed over the
> Internet via vsftpd.
> 
> Authentication is 100% pam with mod_auth_pam. Users can login into the
> share by clicking a network share icon on the desktop at work or using the
> ftp address or clicking a link on the webpage from home. They can also
> change their password from the website, and are requested to frequently.
> I'm running openssl-enabled apache-1.3.28.
> 
> Not exactly as slick as samba, but it has advantages:
> -only the one computer is actually accessed from the web
> -vsftpd makes sure that the share is chrooted
> -abuse of shares by loading p0rn or other crap is easily kiboshed
> -username and password pairs for web access need not be the same as the
> smbpasswd info, and are accessed via openssl in any event
> -I can add certain users and allow or disallow file uploads or downloads
> by group or user
> -by messing with the default file permissions I can personally inspect
> uploaded files before they're available for downloading
> 
> Another solution I use is PostNuke. There are modules for filesharing
> among about a kazzillion other modules that can give your site a lot of
> virtual office capabilities. It's also worth looking into.
> 
> HTH
> 

I'll take a look at samba3, specifically the vsftpd.  Thanks for the info.

wooi.

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