Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:27:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Juszczak <matt@atopia.net> To: Marwan Sultan <dead_line@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Restricting access to home directory Message-ID: <20060925022702.T55176@saturn.atopia.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY104-F169208A05FAB0BD8562A3E9A270@phx.gbl> References: <BAY104-F169208A05FAB0BD8562A3E9A270@phx.gbl>
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Well... If there was an easy way to restrict users to their home directories using SCP or SCPONLY, I would love that instead. I don't really feel like installing an FTP server just so users can connect to my server when they are already used to using sftp-server. Is there anyway? -Matt On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Marwan Sultan wrote: > Hi Matt! > > If you are talking about givin FTP access only, then > the easiest way to do it is just adding the user to the file /etc/ftpchroot > and thats all!! > if the file does not exist. then create it. > > add to /etc/ftpchroot all users that you want them to ftp but never see any > upper level of shell. > > have fun, > Marwan Sultan > System Administrator. > >> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:09:23 -0400 (EDT) >> Matt Juszczak <matt@atopia.net> wrote: >> >> > I would like to give a user access to my box via some kind of FTP but >> > restrict him to his home directory. >> > >> > I have seen scponlyc, which supposedly can do this, but can't seem to >> > get it working. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > !DSPAM:4517000f901501537419863! >
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