.TH GLOBUS-GRIDFTP-SERVER-SETUP-CHROOT 8 "February 16th, 2012" "" "Globus Toolkit"

.SH "NAME"
globus-gridftp-server-setup-chroot - creates the specific contents of a directory that can specified as a root of the file system tree exposed by the Globus GridFTP server

.SH "SYNOPSYS"

.B "globus-gridftp-server-setup-chroot" 
[-c certificate_dir] -r chroot_path_to_create

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

GridFTP server can be configured to restrict access to specific path using the command line option \fB-chroot-path\fR of the \fBglobus-gridftp-server\fR command. The specified path will become the new root after authentication. 

That path must contain a valid certificate structure, and the files /etc/passwd and /etc/groups. 

The command \fBglobus-gridftp-server-setup-chroot\fR helps creating such a suitable directory structure.


.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP 
\fB\-r chroot_path_to_create\fR
Creates in \fBchroot_path_to_create\fR the directory structure expected by the \fBglobus-gridftp-server\fR command, when started with \fB-chroot-path\fR command line option.

.TP
.B "-c certificate_dir"
Specifies explicitly the directory from which the certificates will be copied into the directory \fBchroot_path_to_create\fR. The default path is \fB/etc/grid-security/certificates\fR.

.SH AUTHOR

Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE), http://www.ige-project.eu

.SH COPYRIGHT

Copyright \(co 2012 Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE)

.SH "SEE ALSO"
globus-gridftp-server(8)