-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, The way I do this is as follows. First, add the following to the end of your /etc/shells file. /bin/nologin This way, your ftp server will consider /bin/nologin a valid shell. Now, create /bin/nologin as follows: #!/usr/bin/tail +2 Sorry, but logins for this account are disabled. It is being used only to provide a service. Now make this executable with this command: chmod 755 /bin/nologin Finally, set the shell of the account you want to block logins for to /bin/nologin. There are other ways to do this, but I like this one because it provides an explanatory message to those trying to log in. Anyone attempting to login to the account will receive the following message: Sorry, but logins for this account are disabled. It is being used only to provide a service. Once the message is printed, the connection will be promptly terminated. - --- Joseph C. Lininger jbahm at pcdesk.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rejean Proulx" <rejean@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:54 AM Subject: Shell Accounts > I have an account that I want to use for ftp only and I don't want > people logging in to. How to I stop them? > > Rejean Proulx > Visit my family at http://interfree.ca > MSN is: rejp at rogers.com > Ham License VA3REJ > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0.3 iQA/AwUBP86pNyenap9Jqj2wEQIJ6wCaAr0XXT4C25od2hMgbTF/ah13+4AAn018 jn+LkFTDM44J5JmfCsjqa9XJ =1NGL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
