Re: sFTP compared with FTP via VPN

From: mgrd (mgrd_at_gmx.net)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:43:48 +0200

Colin McKinnon wrote:
> ITguy_uk spilled the following:
>>It basically seems a bad idea to give
>>users shell access when they only need to transfer files.
>>
>
> Yup, even though it should be OK with (e.g.) /bin/flase as the users shell
> its still just not right.

For an FTP only account it's sufficient to put `/sbin/nologin' in their
passwd file