Hi everybody, Thanks for replying to my query, I have created an FTP only user.I want one more help, I have set the home directory of the user to /home/httpd/username when ftp-ing with this user name the current directory is displayed as it is ie.,/home/httpd/username.I have seen systems where the home directory will be displayed only as / .Can anybody tell me how to do that. Thanks & regards, senthil. Alvin Starr wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Stephen S M WONG wrote: > > > Edit the shell setting in /etc/passwd, make /bin/false as the user's > > shell. > > > > My 2 cents. > > > > Stephen Wong. > > I use /bin/true. but don't forget to add the entry to /etc/shells. > /etc/shells is used by ftp to validate the users. If the user does not > have a valid shell they are not allowed to ftp. > > Alvin Starr || voice: (416)585-9971 > Interlink Connectivity || fax: (416)585-9974 > alvin@iplink.net || - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
