SSH/SFTP not to be restricted to Admin Only

[westofsa]

In the current version of QNAP 4.2.0 build 20160130, SSH / SFTP can only be used by the "admin" to login remotely, however SFTP is becoming a very popular method for secure remote access to FTP servers for File Management (more so I find than FTP with SSL)

Need to be able to separate SSH / SFTP from for instance Telnet or allow Admins to define whether SFTP is permitted for end users so that SFTP can be used to upload files as well.

[Don]

You need to open a ticket with QNAP to request enhancements.

[dgwieda]

PLUS 1.

I agree... this would be a very handy solution to provide a secure FTP transfer for standard users
(ie. the Teenagers data. I don't want their FTP data out in the open, but I also don't want them to be admins).

Not being a programmer, my simple (and I must admit possibly wrong) recommendation would be a check box option in the "User Management" section under "Applications Privileges" option. Currently FTP Service is already there, I'd recommend an option/checkbox to allow SFTP Service to the users listed there.

Thanks,

-DGW.

[Don]

PLUS 1.

I agree... this would be a very handy solution to provide a secure FTP transfer for standard users
(ie. the Teenagers data. I don't want their FTP data out in the open, but I also don't want them to be admins).

Not being a programmer, my simple (and I must admit possibly wrong) recommendation would be a check box option in the "User Management" section under "Applications Privileges" option. Currently FTP Service is already there, I'd recommend an option/checkbox to allow SFTP Service to the users listed there.

Thanks,

-DGW.

Saying +1 on a community forum accomplishes nothing. OPEN A TICKET WITH QNAP!!!!

[solitone]

Is there any open ticket on this? What's QNAP's position?
At the moment the only option would be tweaking with /etc/ssh/sshd_config and startup scripts

[schumaku]

What's QNAP's position?

Always when talking to QNAP I hear that SSH access is for troubleshooting only.

QTS 4.3 has introduced the ability for configuring SSH/SFTP users in a list ... and the users need to be members of the administrators group. This might address the multi-user administration requirements only in my opinion.

This is no help at all when it comes to sftp usage - we need sftp access for administrators _and_ non-administrators - selectable a full root access, vs a rooted access to the user permitted shared folders only. And then, once the sftp is rooted to the shared folders only, I can already hear the whining of those using sftp to browse the NAS QTS oprating system and application space...

Is there any open ticket on this?

You can refer to MantisBT ID 703 when filing a ticket with https://helpdesk.qnap.com/

[solitone]

Is there any open ticket on this?

You can refer to MantisBT ID 703 when filing a ticket with https://helpdesk.qnap.com/

I don't know Mantis Bug Tracker. Do QNAP use that system? Till now I've sent them tickets via their Help Desk application. Is that linked somehow to MantisBT? Ticket ID codes are pretty different.

[schumaku]

I don't know Mantis Bug Tracker. Do QNAP use that system? Till now I've sent them tickets via their Help Desk application. Is that linked somehow to MantisBT? Ticket ID codes are pretty different.

You don't have to care about the platform - just mention MantisBT ID 703 when filing or updating a ticket on the helpdesk.

[solitone]

Ok, thanks.

BTW, this is what they told me:

Unfortunately this feature is not supported at this moment of time.
I am going to create a feature request for you so that this can be implemented in the future.

The more feature requests we get the better.

[evolve-to]

I'm on QTS 4.2.2, and it seems that QTS 4.3 will not help us with our problem. I'm really starting to regret my purchase (TS-251). Next time, I'll go with a homemade server on a linux distrib (seriously, 350$ NAS and not able to SFTP with a non-root user?!) :/

Just send a ticket too...