begin quoting James G. Sack (jim) as of Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 12:03:37AM -0800: > The technique for forcing a specific command to be executed (instead of > the normal action of running a shell) was raised at the LPSG meeting > tonight. > > I remembered that it was done in the authorized_keys file, but couldn't > remember the details. > > The "forced commands" concept is a sizable part of chapter 8 of _the SSH > book_, and this chapter is in fact available online at: > > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sshtdg/chapter/ch08.html > > The command="command" option of authorized_keys is also found in > man 8 sshd > > Searching on ssh "forced command" gives other hits that may be worth a look.
Also try searching for guidelines about how to set up CVS using SSH without providing shell access, as this is where I've seen this used most often. -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
