Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:18:56 -0500 From: Tomasz Konefal <tkonefal@compt.com> To: me@farid-hajji.de Cc: "Julian C. Dunn" <lists+freebsd@aquezada.com> Subject: Re: help with login.conf session limiting Message-ID: <3FC76760.7080104@compt.com> In-Reply-To: <200311281013.25726.me@farid-hajji.de> References: <1069991237.2759.263.camel@jupiter.acf.aquezada.com> <200311281013.25726.me@farid-hajji.de>
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Farid Hajji wrote: > On Friday 28 November 2003 04:47 am, Julian C. Dunn wrote: >>I wonder if any of you have ever tried to restrict the # of simultaneous >>sessions on a FreeBSD box using login.conf. I'm trying to use the >>'sessionlimit' but it appears to be doing diddly squat. The class in >>question is the following "subshell" one: > > login.conf is only used by login(1), not by sshd. > Try setting UseLogin in /etc/ssh/sshd_config > if you want sshd to use login, and therefore these > settings. Beware: this is NOT recommended. PAM has all sorts of functionality that you may be able to strap on here. examples here: http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1161/sam0009a/0009a.htm cheers, twkonefal -- Tomasz Konefal Systems Administrator Command Post and Transfer Corp. 416-585-9995 x.349
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