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Re: Limiting Access



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Hi,

Peter Good <psgood@petesinternet.net> writes:

> I dunno, I'll look into NIS, but originally I thought Pam would handle
> it.

There is a PAM module that implements what you're looking for.  I played 
around with it for a while, back when I was using RedHat.  It worked
fine for console logins, but never worked for ssh.  I didn't ever figure
out why - I just switched to using NIS, since I was using NIS anyway.

For FTP, you can play around with its own configuration[1].  In 
/etc/wu-ftpd/ftpaccess, you can specify which groups are specifically
allowed and denied with the 'allow-gid' and 'deny-gid' directives.  Have
a look at `man ftpaccess` for more detailed information.

If you're offering SSH access as an alternative to telnet[2], then you
can achieve a similar thing with the 'AllowGroups' and 'DenyGroups'
directives.  Have a look at `man sshd` for more detailed information.

Perhaps you can come across a more fully-featured telnet daemon which
will offer the same level of restrictions.

[1] I'm thinking about wu-ftpd in particular, but I'm sure others have
similar features.
[2] Highly recommended.

- -- 
Graeme.
graeme+sig@mathie.cx

"Life's not fair," I reply. "But the root password helps." - BOFH
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