I have ProFTPD running on my 9.1 box and want to put a users home
directory in the web folder as this user will be putting docs on our
website. I have successfully chrooted the ftp server to lock him in the
directory, however I do NOT want that user to be able to log in and get
a shell. Whenever I put an invalid shell in the /etc/passwd file I am
unable to log into FTP. When i put it to /bin/bash, I have no problems.
Is it possible to have a user login via FTP but not have a valid shell
or am I out of luck. I would have to believe the former, but I cant
seem to find a way.

Thanks,

Gecko

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Gecko wrote:
| I have ProFTPD running on my 9.1 box and want to put a users home
| directory in the web folder as this user will be putting docs on our
| website. I have successfully chrooted the ftp server to lock him in
the
| directory, however I do NOT want that user to be able to log in and get
| a shell. Whenever I put an invalid shell in the /etc/passwd file I am
| unable to log into FTP. When i put it to /bin/bash, I have no
problems.
| Is it possible to have a user login via FTP but not have a valid shell
| or am I out of luck. I would have to believe the former, but I cant
| seem to find a way.

http://www.proftpd.org/docs/directiv...alidShell.html
jkb


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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:33:23 -0500,
Gecko <jason@eubulus.net> wrote:
> Whenever I put an invalid shell in the /etc/passwd file I am
> unable to log into FTP. When i put it to /bin/bash, I have no problems.
> Is it possible to have a user login via FTP but not have a valid shell
> or am I out of luck. I would have to believe the former, but I cant
> seem to find a way.

I'm not sure, but it might help to put your invlaid shell in to
/etc/shells


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Mark Hill <usenet@mark.ukfsn.org> (Yahoo address not read)
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Thank you very much Jacek.

I have been looking for that and just passed it over.

I really appreciate your message. Works great!

Jacek K. B?aszkowski wrote:



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> Gecko wrote:
> | I have ProFTPD running on my 9.1 box and want to put a users home
> | directory in the web folder as this user will be putting docs on our
> | website. I have successfully chrooted the ftp server to lock him in
> the
> | directory, however I do NOT want that user to be able to log in and get
> | a shell. Whenever I put an invalid shell in the /etc/passwd file I am
> | unable to log into FTP. When i put it to /bin/bash, I have no
> problems.
> | Is it possible to have a user login via FTP but not have a valid shell
> | or am I out of luck. I would have to believe the former, but I cant
> | seem to find a way.
>
> http://www.proftpd.org/docs/directiv...alidShell.html
>
> jkb
>
>
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> Im wyzszy postawisz sobie cel, tym bardziej bedziesz samotny.
> (R. Kapuscinski)
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