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Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 15:29:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: dissonant <disowned@flitr.nu>
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Subject: Re: ftp-only script?
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On Wed, 5 May 1999, dissonant wrote:

> Does anyone have a simple shell script to allow certain users to connect
> only via ftp?  Thanks in advance.

Multiple solutions:

1.  Change their shell to /sbin/nologin and list /sbin/nologin in
/etc/shells.
2.  Some FTP daemons (NcFTPD comes to mind) let you create 'virtual users'
that don't have real system accounts.

Doug White                               
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