[SunHELP] Define users with FTP access only

[Will Yardley]

Chanaka Mendis wrote:
>
> > How do you define a user with FTP access to files he can read only ?
> > That is, he cannot even sign on to Solaris.
> 
> Use ncftp (or any third party FTP with its own user base). and create
> users in ncftp user base.(not solaris users)

or use proftpd, and create users with a dummy shell that just echos
'This is only an FTP account'.

You can also chroot FTP users to '~' with proftpd.

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