Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
System Settings
▀ Configuring System Administrative Users
▄ ASR 5500 System Administration Guide, StarOS Release 17
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Restricting User Access to a Specified Root Directory
By default an admin user who has FTP/SFTP access can access and modify any files under the /mnt/user/ directory.
Access is granted on an “all-or-nothing” basis to the following directories: /flash, /cdrom, /hd-raid, /records, /usb1 and
/usb2
Access is granted on an “all-or-nothing” basis to the following directories: /flash, /cdrom, /hd-raid, /records, /usb1 and
/usb2
An administrator or configuration administrator can create a list of SFTP subsystems with a file directory and access
privilege. When a local user is created, the administrator assigns an SFTP subsystem. If the user's authorization level is
not security admin or admin, the user can only access the subsystem with read-only privilege. This directory is used as
the user's root directory. The information is set as environmental variables passed to the openssh sftp-server.
privilege. When a local user is created, the administrator assigns an SFTP subsystem. If the user's authorization level is
not security admin or admin, the user can only access the subsystem with read-only privilege. This directory is used as
the user's root directory. The information is set as environmental variables passed to the openssh sftp-server.
You must create the SFTP root directory before associating it with local users, administrators and config administrators.
You can create multiple SFTP directories; each directory can be assigned to one or more users.
You can create multiple SFTP directories; each directory can be assigned to one or more users.
Configuring an SFTP root Directory
The subsystem sftp command allows the assignment of an SFTP root directory and associated access privilege level.
configure
context local
server sshd
subsystem sftp [ name sftp_name root-dir pathname mode { read-only |
readwrite } ]
readwrite } ]
Notes:
sftp_name is an alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies this subsystem.
pathname specifies the root directory to which SFTP files can be transferred. Options include:
/hd-raid/records/cdr
/flash
Associating an SFTP root Directory with a Local User
The local-user username command allows an administrator to associate an SFTP root directory with a specified
username.
username.
configure
local-user username user_name authorization-level level ftp sftp-server
sftp_name password password
sftp_name password password
exit