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| author | Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org> | 2004-04-07 10:15:11 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2008-04-23 08:45:43 -0500 |
| commit | 992f1e6b8f86b346fddd266b04d29cde69585633 (patch) | |
| tree | 878573999a6831aa14cd6b8072263eb5d5910aa4 /docs/smbdotconf/security/rootdirectory.xml | |
| parent | 65c0fd59203a3d9c4cb685e3a739f29f6f0c4fd6 (diff) | |
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Add all the source files from the old CVS tree,
add the 5 missing chapters from the HOWTO
and add jht's Samba by Example book.
(This used to be commit 9fb5bcb93e57c5162b3ee6f9c7d777dc0269d100)
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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/rootdirectory.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/rootdirectory.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..337eccdda2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/rootdirectory.xml @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +<samba:parameter name="root directory" + context="G" + type="string" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<synonym>root</synonym> +<synonym>root dir</synonym> +<description> + <para>The server will <command moreinfo="none">chroot()</command> (i.e. + Change its root directory) to this directory on startup. This is + not strictly necessary for secure operation. Even without it the + server will deny access to files not in one of the service entries. + It may also check for, and deny access to, soft links to other + parts of the filesystem, or attempts to use ".." in file names + to access other directories (depending on the setting of the <link linkend="WIDELINKS"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">wide links</parameter></link> + parameter). + </para> + + <para>Adding a <parameter moreinfo="none">root directory</parameter> entry other + than "/" adds an extra level of security, but at a price. It + absolutely ensures that no access is given to files not in the + sub-tree specified in the <parameter moreinfo="none">root directory</parameter> + option, <emphasis>including</emphasis> some files needed for + complete operation of the server. To maintain full operability + of the server you will need to mirror some system files + into the <parameter moreinfo="none">root directory</parameter> tree. In particular + you will need to mirror <filename moreinfo="none">/etc/passwd</filename> (or a + subset of it), and any binaries or configuration files needed for + printing (if required). The set of files that must be mirrored is + operating system dependent.</para> +</description> + +<value type="default">/</value> +<value type="example">/homes/smb</value> +</samba:parameter> |