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Date:      Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:44:55 -0400
From:      "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>
To:        "Dave" <mudman@R181172.resnet.ucsb.edu>, <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Only an ftp account
Message-ID:  <000b01c15345$9ace6170$0d00a8c0@alexus>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0110121033050.58438-100000@R181172.resnet.ucsb.edu>

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just change shell to /sbin/nologin

and this user won't be able login on shell while he/she'll be able to use
ftp

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave" <mudman@R181172.resnet.ucsb.edu>
To: <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: Only an ftp account


>
> How would I be able to give an account to someone where they can only
> login and use FTP?  Shell interpeters, sendmail, and virtually all the
> other parts of the system should not be at their disposal.
>
> How does one accomplish the creation of such a 'ftp-locked' account?
>
> I've heard some discussion about jails, but man jail(1) and jail(2) only
> talk about freezing a process, so I think this might not be the solution I
> need.
>
> Thanks.
>
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