Re: restrict a normail unix user from going anywhere

From: Anze Vidmar (anzevi_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/21/05

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    Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:09:36 +0200
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    M E Fieu wrote:
    > Thanks... mm, But what I mean was
    > I don't want the user to issue the command that a normal user to issue too without doing sudo, for
    > example, I don't even want the user to issue more /etc/passwd. Is that possible?

    Aha, I see your point. Since /etc/passwd file is readable to everyone I
    don't really know the easyest way to handle this, but making it unable
    to read for some user/group. Hovewer, you might be looking for jail?
    (http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/2005/105021003.asp)
    Anyways, are you trying to set this for local or remote user? 

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