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/bin/false not working for FTP only user...
bwilliams said: sftp-server is a subset of openssh. You will still have to have an actual shell configured for your account (other than /bin/false or /sbin/nologin) to use sftp-server. You probably didn't read my post very carefully. In /etc/passwd, set sftp-server as the user's SHELL Yes...- daveinthesky
- Post #8
- Forum: Linux (server)
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/bin/false not working for FTP only user...
Typo in the above post.. should be /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server for redhat-ish machines... also... check this out: http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/- daveinthesky
- Post #6
- Forum: Linux (server)
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Secure FTP / Restricted Root
http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/- daveinthesky
- Post #8
- Forum: General UNIX discussion
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Secure FTP / Restricted Root
Simple steps to setting up your system to allow SFTP but not shell access: 1) add /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server to your /etc/shells 2) change the users' shell in /etc/passwd to /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server Do a locate sftp-server on a non-redhat system if it's not located in...- daveinthesky
- Post #7
- Forum: General UNIX discussion
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/bin/false not working for FTP only user...
Hi From you post it looks like you're trying to add a user and only allow them to transfer files. First: you want to use SFTP to do this. This should already be installed on your linux machine. The sftp-server is in /usr/libexec/sftp-server if you are on a redhatish machine. So, here's the...- daveinthesky
- Post #5
- Forum: Linux (server)
