Thanks a lot Nick, I've one more question, How can I make particular user to download only ?? I mean he will have no rights to delete or upload any files ... Thanks in advance, Yasir. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Lindsell [mailto:nick@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:46 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Now, something new is in my mind. There is one user, to whom I have given > FTP access, I want her not to ssh(telnet) into my system using that user > id/passwd. What is the easiest method to do that ... > > This may be a simple question, but I am new to linux. > > Thanks in advance, > > Yasir. > > > > Disable their login shell could work. In /etc/password change "/bin/bash" to "/sbin/nologin" for that user. You can also use the Redhat User Manager under System Settings to do the same if you have a graphical interface.. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list