Re: Allow FTP in, but not shell login
The way i'd do it is set the last field of the /etc/shadow (the shell
field) to /usr/bin/false.
-rishi
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Kenneth Pronovici wrote:
> Hello -
>
> I'm not sure exactly where to look for this information, so if I should
> RTFM, just point me toward the right one.
>
> I have a situation where I've volunteered to host a few webpages for
> some users. They're at a university and are having problems getting timely
> access to their organizational websites on their school's server. Anyway,
> I'm happy to be the host, but I want these people to be able to FTP in ONLY,
> without interactive access. I want to do this specifically for a set of
> users, not for all users on the machine.
>
> My feeling is that PAM supports this somehow, but I'm not sure where to
> start. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> KEN
>
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