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Re: Adding a user for ftp but without shell access



jennyw said:
> Is there a way to add a user so that they can get to ftp but that
> they do not have shell access?
>
> Are there any FTP servers that keep their own user lists? I just
> want a simple way to transfer files back and forth without giving
> people more access than they need.

quickest way is probably change their shell to /dev/null
add /dev/null to /etc/shells(so ftp servers will allow the
user to login) and add the user ..

the only ftpd that i know off the top of my head that has
its own internal userlist is glftpd (glftpd.org)

nate





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