disabling login or ftp for single user?

Rich Braun richb at pioneer.ci.net
Wed Aug 14 14:17:23 EDT 1996


> I would like to do the following:
> 
> - allow ftp for a user but disallow remote login (and even local login).
> - allow remote login for a user, but disallow ftp.
> 
> The only mechanisms that I am currently aware of are in the /etc/ftpaccess
> config file (used by ftpd), where you can prohibit incoming ftp from a 
> specific hostnames/IP address.

I do this here with a combination of the /etc/shells, /etc/group, and
/etc/ftpaccess files, and various home-brew hacks.

-rich



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