[Ilugc] allowing users to use scp or sftp without giving them shell access

Bharathi S sbharathi at MidasComm.Com
Wed Jul 7 20:56:49 IST 2004


On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Sridhar R wrote:

> > > I installed (debian) vsftpd, but I can't connect to it from outside (SFTP).

> > I thought you need just sshd (and not ftpd) running for sftp or
> > scp and "Subsystem" option set appropriately in /etc/ssh/
> > sshd_config (for sftp). 

> That's OK.  But the problem is in allowing users to use scp (thereby
> sshd) but without giving them the shell.

http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/

HTH :)
-- 
Bharathi S



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