Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:41:48 +1100 From: Gautam Gopalakrishnan <ggop@madras.dyndns.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: locking a user into one directory Message-ID: <20040129034148.GA99912@madras.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <44hdyfa29s.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20040128211822.01d40390@pop.voyager.net> <44hdyfa29s.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:59:11PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> writes: > > > I've seen this explained before, but I've never taken much > > interest in it as I never had a need for it. Well, it's starting to > > look like I do. What I'm wanting to do is give shell access to a user > > to shell into the mail server, check their mail, and that's it. I > > don't want them to be able to wander outside of their home directory. > > I think it's called a jail, but I don't remember. Does anyone know > > what it is I need and have a tutorial for it or know where I can find > > one? Much appreciated. > > Um, you mean "man jail"? > Or maybe "man chroot"... Or you could use a restricted shell, maybe zsh or bash. http://www.faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_75.html Gautam
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