[TriLUG] shell and proftpd

[Scott Stancil]

Probably not the right answer, but you could use AllowUser in sshd_config.


> I am having a problem with proftpd.
>
> I would like to set up people with ftp access to upload their websites.
>
> I have proftpd working and everything is dandy.
> But, When I set their username up so that they have /bin/false for their
>  shell (because I don't want them to be able to ssh my ftp server and
> get  in with a shell account.)
>
> It gives me a login error message . (login incorrect)
>
> how do I fix it so that I don't have to give users a  shell and I can
> let them ftp my server.
>
> --
> Ben Simpson, MCSE
> Systems Engineer
> http://www.silextech.com
>
>
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