Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] creating ssh account without directory browsing
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:30:21
Message-Id: 201008221827.14890.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] creating ssh account without directory browsing by Tamer Higazi
1 Apparently, though unproven, at 10:36 on Sunday 22 August 2010, Tamer Higazi
2 did opine thusly:
3
4 > Hi people!
5 > For a project I need to create ssh accounts (based on shared keys) who
6 > would be loged in a specific directory. They should only be able to
7 > login in the desired directory, but not be able for outside browsing.
8 >
9 >
10 > for example:
11 >
12 > /work/
13 >
14 > but not / or any other scope.
15 >
16 > How would you guys accomplish that?!
17
18
19 Make that user's shell rbash.
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21 In rbash the user cannot cd. There's a bunch of other stuff they also cannot
22 do. Check man bash near the end to make sure it satisfies your needs.
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25 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com