How to hide private folder from other users

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@Somasekhar_Gummadi

name:x:1007:1000:name,:/shares/name :/bin/sh (passwd file)

Assuming you’re following the examples in:

How can I hide shares from FTP

SSH in and nano /etc/passwd Find the user you added (In my case “bill”) and edit his dir from /shares to /shares/Transfer example bill:x:1000:1000:,2,,:/shares/Transfer:/bin/sh Hit control o then hit enter then control x This will save your edited passwd file and close nano In terminal or putty, restart vsftp MBL3TB:~# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restartStopping FTP server: vsftpd.Starting FTP server: vsftpd. I have jailed this user to only have access to the Transfer share via FTP Here is so…

and inserting this line into the /etc/passwd file, then I note that the ‘bill’ example uses 1000:1000

bill:x:1000:1000:,2,,:/shares/:/bin/sh

I’m afraid I’m not familiar enough with the format of the passwd file to advise: I’m sure google will provide an explanation for the required format.