Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:38:59 -0800 (PST) From: David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FTP doesn't work unless user is assigned shell access Message-ID: <20011107163836.B44499-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <5268b54f08.54f085268b@mbox.com.au>
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On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, BSD Freak wrote: > Hiya all, > > Just in the process of beefing up security around here, so I decided > that FTP users don't need shell access. So I edited the password > databse and set their shell to /nonexistent and the /sbin/nologin > > After that they are refused FTP access...... Is there anyway I can stop > users from having shell access jyst because they have an FTP account? > > > Thank in advance...... This'll work fine - you just need to add the shell you set them up with in /etc/shells To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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