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Subject: Re: Restricting users to home directory
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Checkout proftpd
http://www.proftpd.net/

Use:
DefaultRoot ~
in the options section and users will be locked into the home directory 
you can specify, either in the /etc/passwd file or better in an 
alternate passwd file.

Jan



Kyle Peterson wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to restrict certain users on my FreeBSD 4.2 system so they can't
> leave their home directory.  I am trying  to set up certain accounts that
> will be used for ftp & I don't want the ftp user to be able to leave their
> home directory.  How would I do this?  Thank you.  Also, could you reply to
> both my e-mail address & the mailing list.
> 
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