vsftp vs shell logins

[mydmesg at gmail.com (Alin Osan)]

techlist wrote:
> I need to be able to allow specific system accounts to ftp to a box.  As 
> far as I can tell I have to give them a shell in /etc/passwd (i.e. 
> /bin/bash) in order for their ftp login to work.  I do *not* however 
> want them to be able to log into a shell or ssh session.  I cannot 
> restrict by IP.  What's the best way to accomplish this?

You can edit your /etc/pam.d/vsftpd and comment/remove pam_shells.so, 
something like:

#auth       required    pam_shells.so

This will allow the login without shell access.

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Alin Osan