Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:42:57 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Olaf Stein <stein.175@osu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lock user to home directory Message-ID: <426D5651.3080104@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <200504251959.j3PJxfks028300@defang9.net.ohio-state.edu> References: <200504251959.j3PJxfks028300@defang9.net.ohio-state.edu>
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Olaf Stein wrote:
>- bash is installed
>- if I run chpass -s /usr/local/bin/bash -r username chpass says
>chpass: illegal option -- r
>I guess because of the blank
>
>- if I run chpass -s /usr/local/bin/rbash chpass says:
>chpass: WARNING: shell '/usr/local/bin/rbash' does not exist
>Which also makes sense as there is no file rbash in that directory
>
>I get the same warning if I try /usr/local/bin/bash-r
>
>If I change it back to /usr/local/bin/bash it wokrs fine
>
>
>All this makes sense, the problem is that I do not know how I could change a
>users shell adding the "-r" argument
>
>
You are right, you cannot pass arguments to the shell (such as -r) from
the passwd file. It looks like rbash is not installed by default by the
port so you'll just need to make a link or symlink from bash->rbash
cd /usr/local/bin
ln -s bash rbash
From the bash man page:
If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is
supplied at
invocation, the shell becomes restricted.
And much more detailing what it does. Whether it's what you really want
is another matter... It looks to me like it does a heck of a lot more
than you originally wanted, but might still suit your purposes.
--Alex
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