On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 10:48:52AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> What is the best way to give a remote user the ability to use rsync via
> ssh without also giving them shell access?
> 
> I want the rsync user to authenticate via ssh.  I want to protect their
> rsync session with ssh.  However, I do not want to give them access to a
> shell on the Linux server where rsyncd is running.
> 
> Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Put a script as a forced command in the authorized_keys
file.  Some examples can be found by googling for
SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND

This is getting to be a FAQ.  It could use a mini-howto
complete with an example script.

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