[SunHELP] limit user to home directory in ftp

[Will Yardley]

Edward Chase wrote:

> I'm looking to add a user to a Solaris 7 box that has only the ability
> to ftp into the box and be locked into their home directory.

you might look into installing proftpd; i'm not sure how to do it using
whatever ftp server you're using, but this is trivial in proftpd.

> In Linux, I would need to make sure that /bin/false was in
> /etc/shells.  I'm also not sure if the home directory entry would do
> what I want in Solaris.

you might check to see if the user is in /etc/ftpusers ??

w

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