Recommended configuration options which are useful and either not enabled or missed from distro.
vsftpd.conf options:
use_localtime=YES
hide_ids=YES
hide_file={lost+found,foo}
deny_file={lost+found,foo}
smb.conf options:
interfaces = eth0 bind interfaces only = yes hosts allow = 192.168.1. hide files = /lost+found/foo/
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