(Answer) (Category) NetMAXFAQ : (Category) Users / Groups :
Can I add an external user to provide them space on our website without giving them access to any File Sharing Paths?
Applies to:  NetMAX FreeBSD Bld475
             NetMAX Linux 2.0.37 - 4.0x
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Yes, but it's tricky. Here's how.

1. From Home|Users|Defaults|Home Path, set the permissions for all users to "Other" with no read or write access. This does not have to be recursive. If this was not your default when you setup any new user, then you must go to the command line on your NetMAX and do the "chmod" yourself. Changes to the user defaults only occur when new users are added.

2. Create the new (web only) user with no login access, give them a home directory, and put them only in a new group (you might name it "External"). Remove them from the default group "Staff" (or whatever you setup as the default group).

3. For users web home pages to work (if enabled), from the command line, enter "chmod o+x" (oh plus ex) to set "Other" to Execute.

4. Thru Home|Sharing|File Sharing|Path (edit)|Security, change the external security settings on the paths security settings to be owned by "NetAdmin/Staff", and set the permissions to Owner Read/Write, Group Read/Write, and Other None.

5. Edit the file "/etc/ftpusers" and put the new (web only) user in it. This will disallow the new user access via ftp.

6. Commit the NetMAX changes.
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