[Techtalk] sharing files - ssh and ftp

[Rasjid Wilcox]

On Saturday 03 May 2003 04:26, kim dang wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like some suggestion for the following
> problems on sharing files.
> I would like to share some directories with some users
> but I dont want them to be able to roam around.
>
> With ssh there an easy way I can set up the
> sshd_config file of Openssh so that users are limited
> to say their home directory and the directory /pub

I presume you meant 'With ssh is there an easy way'...

Not was far as I know.  If there is, let us know!  :-)

The only ways I can think of would be to use a chroot setup, or possibly a 
User Mode Linux arrangement.

> Some users do not need to have a login shell and only
> need to be allowed to download. I have seen some
> suggestions online to change the /etc/passwd so user
> has a "/usr/bin/bash -r" for restricted, but then the
> user can not ssh in at all.
>
> Some users should have access to a bash shell and be
> able to upload to their home directory. Am I going to
> have to use FTP?

FTP is going to do what you want to do far more easily.  For a free 
open-source windows FTP client with SSL (and SFTP) support, look at Filezilla 
(http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/).  If not familiar with setting up a FTP 
server with SSL support, but I'm sure Google can help.

> Many of these friends of mine are only using a windows
> client machine to login, and although I will be able
> to get them to install WinSCP client app, there's not
> much else i can do.

Good luck,

Rasjid.

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Rasjid Wilcox
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