Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 18:21:21 -0500 From: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> To: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FTP only account without user on the shell Message-ID: <04d501c1a789$565e66f0$faa0b542@noc> References: <20020127223938.5811748449@wastegate.net>
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why can't you read the whole sentence first? before answering it? not to mention that someone else already answered i needed to know if its possible to add ftp only account WITHOUT adding user to the shell! no entryes in /etc/passwd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: FTP only account without user on the shell > On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:36:08 -0500, alexus wrote: > > >is it possible to have ftp only account without adding user on shell? some > >sort of virtual ftp account? just like for mail? > > yes- > > when you add the user, and when it asks for the shell, put no, or put > /sbin/nologin which says no login for this account, or something to > that effect. > > --- > doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net > > PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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