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diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 index 9d9fd822679d..491c177d60a8 100644 --- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 +++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 @@ -401,6 +401,17 @@ The server performs a to the home directory of the .Dq ftp user. +As a special case if the +.Dq ftp +user's home directory pathname contains the +.Dq \&/./ +separator, +.Nm +uses its left-hand side as the name of the directory to do +.Xr chroot 2 +to, and its right-hand side to change the current directory to afterwards. +A typical example for this case would be +.Pa /usr/local/ftp/./pub . In order that system security is not breached, it is recommended that the .Dq ftp |