Re: non-login sftp user?

From: Mike Vanecek (rh_list_at_mm-vanecek.cc)
Date: 02/24/04

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    On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:17:07 -0600, Ed Wilts wrote
    > On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 06:40:54PM -0600, Mike Vanecek wrote:
    > > Does anyway exist to setup a user account that can use sftp for downloading
    > > files, but cannot use ssh to login to a shell (as well as keep them locked
    > > into their home directory)?
    >
    > Short answer, no. Long answer is that the openssh development teams
    > do not considered a chroot'ed environment for sftp/scp a priority. There
    > are some source hacks you can do but from the hacks I've read,
    > they're not secure.

    Thanks, I thought as much.

    It is a shame, because it forces one to use ftp which is quite insecure. 

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