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. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html