Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 01:43:08 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: Michael <cadaver@tucu.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: allowing ftp logins but not shell logins Message-ID: <20000707014308.D3573@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007061249020.78513-100000@tucu.net>; from cadaver@tucu.net on Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 12:58:42PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007061249020.78513-100000@tucu.net>
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Quick way to prevent logins is by setting the shell to some dummy thing which logs you out with an error message. You need to include that dummy shell in /etc/shells, to allow people to ftp. Michael said on Jul 6, 2000 at 12:58:42: > > Hi, > > I have a computer that several people are sharing remotely. I want to be > able to allow people to login via ftp or scp and put files on the system > to be made available via http but I don't want to allow them to login to a > shell. > > What I would like to have is something where persons can drop off files in > a certain directory and the files would be owned by a user foo or by a > group foo. How can I go about setting this up. Pointers to man pages or > anything else would be greatly appreciated. > > thanks, > > Michael > > p.s. I'm running FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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