Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:45:34 +0100 From: James Green <james@stealthnet.co.uk> To: Jason Morgan <jwm-freebsd@sentinelchicken.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SSH/FTP Access Message-ID: <3DA68FAE.9050204@stealthnet.co.uk> References: <200210100428.g9A4SGU20412@mx.datasync.com> <20021010153155.GB80376@sentinelchicken.net>
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Jason Morgan wrote: > On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 11:28:16PM -0500, DiaDems@Datasync.com wrote: > >>Just wondering is there a way to limit SSH access (when adding a user or period) so that user can only use SSH to access or effect their home directory? > > With ssh2 you can use chroot to limit access to other dirs. In your config: > > ChRootUsers user1,user2,user3 > > you can also restric groups the same way: > > ChRootGroups group1,group2,group3 > > Just don't forget to hardlink any system files into their directories so they can actually use their accounts. > > Note: I've never done this myself and I just pulled the 'how-to' from O'Reilly's SSH book. This is a great resource, > and I recommend you get a copy. Just occassionally, the kind souls on freebsd-users come up with real gems of information. Thank you, I've been looking for a solution like this for weeks! James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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