Try to add /sbin/nologin to /etc/shells When you add a user, change his shell in /etc/passwd to /sbin/nologin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Skibi de LaPies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:30 AM Subject: RE: sftp vs ftp with ssl > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan S. Sampsel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: sftp vs ftp with ssl > > Another one question in this topic - for sftp services one need a shell > account with interactive shell. If I don't want to allow users to login but > I want to use sftp then what should I do? > (of course i may be wrong, but I haven't found the way to do that) > > bests > vermin > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------