[Mapserver-users] Re: securing scratch file directory.

[pkishor_98]

--- In mapserver-users at yahoogroups.com, "Teresa Gaffney"
<tgaffney at c...> wrote:
> Hello-
> 
> Running mapserver on windows NT since 2000 with IIS. Using the
unique user
> account called
> IUSR_<machinename>.   The appropriate access to all the directories
needed
> for mapserver to run are set according to the documentation and
listserv.
> 
> Several times now, we had our system compromised by someone coming
into the
> server on the ftp anonymous account and writing files (games &
mp3's) to the
> mapserver scratch files directory.
> 

turn off the ftp server. Seriously, running ftp on a public accessible
server is inviting trouble with a big neon sign saying welcome.
Mapserver scratch directory is not the only thing at risk...
everything on your machine is at risk.





> Have others experienced this and how was it resolved?
> 
> Thank you,
> Teri
> 
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