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[Guest_imported]

I need to create an unix account for ftp purposes, but I have to avoid the shell for this user. The only way that I know to avoid access to the shell is through the changing of .profile. Is there another way to do it ?

Remark: I don't want to use anonymous FTP.

Thanks a lot,
Augusto

 

[MikeLacey]

Augusto,

Changing .profile isn't so *very* bad, and it's easy to put back if it causes you troubles. Why are you reluctant to go that way?
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[sureshp]

Hi,
The best way to do that is, You give some invalid shell in the /etc/passwd file for that particular user.
The entry for that user in /etc/passwd looks like

usernameasswd:uid:gid:comments:/home_dir:/usr/invalidshell

Here I have given the shell as /usr/invalidshell which will be never present in the /usr directory.

Hope this helps..

Suresh.

 

[sureshp]

Hi guys,
Sorry for my above answer. It doesn't seems to work properly.It restricts both ftp and user login.

Suresh.