I have tried this method. But ftp works only with a valid shell.
kapil
Nick Hill wrote:
> edit /etc/passwd and make the shell field (the last field on a line) to something
> like /bin/false or something on thoz lines. this will allow u're users to ftp
> thru their home dir, but block telnet. U may consider anonymous access. anyway
> ftping files in, when u cant access thru a telnet doesn't make much of a sense,
> unless u're serving a webserver, where u're users could put their pages in...
>
> Nikhil.
>
> On Tue, May 16, 2000 at 04:54:29PM +0530, kapil sharma wrote:
> > I want to give my users ftp access but block telnet access. For ftp I have to
> > give them bash shell. How can I block there telnet access?
> > Please help!
> >
> >
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