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Author Topic: Restricting Users Application Access  (Read 3337 times)

ustuntman

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Restricting Users Application Access
« on: February 17, 2012, 11:32:42 AM »

When my limited-access users login via the web interface they have access to FTP/HTTP, LOCAL BACKUPS, P2P DOWNLOADS, WEB FILE SERVER & AJAXPLORER applications. I can't have users logging into this box and having access to anything other than the Web File server - I've created specific file shares explicity for the different user groups so they can do what they want within those folders.

Is there a fix or way to choose what applications these users see once they log in?
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albert

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Re: Restricting Users Application Access
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2012, 05:31:32 AM »

AFAIK, it's not possible with the current firmware.
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Re: Restricting Users Application Access
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2012, 09:15:34 AM »

Hi ustuntman, I believe albert is correct, but you might consider just using the FTP server instead of the Web File Server feature as a work around.  In combination with a ddns account, you and your users would have both local and remote access but not access to the other applications on the 320. 
The thing I am concerned about is what a user can do with access to those settings more than just seeing them.  The real question I have is can the visible applications be modified by a user?  It doesn't seem right to me from a security point of view to have these settings accessible by default and no administrator method of blocking this.   
Maybe I am just ignorant, but I don't understand why the Web File Server feature should not be restricted to the user's network shares, just like the FTP server.  For that matter, I don't understand why a user should be able by default to login to the 320 at all.  I can understand situations in which this might be desirable, but only with administrator control.  Perhaps some of you more knowledgable / experienced folks could enlighten me.  Please and thank you.
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ustuntman

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Re: Restricting Users Application Access
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2012, 12:54:45 AM »

Thank you for those replies, I guess I'll set them up with FTP accounts then - wanted to make it as easy as possible for my users but ah well!
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