[techtalk] ftp only shell for users...

[jenn at simegen.com]

Alain Toussaint wrote:
> 
> Hello,
>         we will be changing the ftp server at ftp.cyber-horizons.com to proftpd
> (latest stable version) and i would like to know if it's possible to have a
> shell which is restricted to ftp only (presently,every users not having his
> personnal page get /bin/false for shell) ??
> 
> Thanks in advance.

/bin/false works well. It's the default solution that I know of.

If you really want to do it some other way, you might try writing a 
script or program to act as their shell - but DO try to think of every
way someone might call up a shell within the script, and trap for them!



Jenn V.
-- 
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     for no reason other than the pleasure of their company. Why?

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