Re: ssh user question

From: Mary (mary@hotmail.net)
Date: 03/30/03 

From: "Mary" <mary@hotmail.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 03:30:15 GMT

I think that's called chroot. I setup proftpd like that, but I don't know
how to do that on ssh. I'd like to know how to do that. I'd also like to
know how to turn off programs like ping or tracert to certain users.

Mary

"Peter Mees" <petermees@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:Mf1ha.1152$oQ7.108853384@hebe.telenet-ops.be...
> I want to give a user ssh login to my server, but i don't want him out of
> his home directory.
> Is this possible , and how ?
>
> Thnx in advance
>
>

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