topic Re: control the user directory in Operating System - HP-UX

control the user directory

hangyu — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:30:09 GMT

I want to control a user can only access a specific directory eg. /tmp and /home , and can't access the other directory even the general directory eg. /usr , /var , what can I do ? thx

Re: control the user directory

Peter Godron — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:35:28 GMT

HI,
chroot is probably the way you want to go.
Have a look at:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1045225
then
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1037366

Re: control the user directory

hangyu — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:26:54 GMT

thx reply,

I have updated chroot.conf , add the userid and directory but still not work , can advise except update this file , what I need to do ? thx.

Re: control the user directory

spex — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:43:29 GMT

Hi,

See "HP-UX Secure Shell and chroot-ed environments":
http://docs.hp.com/en/T1471-90011/ch01s12.html

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