https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-id/m-p/3897609#M507110 I would set the users default shell to be /usr/bin/false. This will not allow the user to login interactively.<BR /><BR />To allow FTP use, you must specify /usr/bin/false in the /etc/shells file. This file does not exist by default and must be created.<BR /><BR />An example:<BR /><BR /># cat /etc/shells<BR />/sbin/sh<BR />/usr/bin/sh<BR />/usr/bin/ksh<BR />/usr/bin/csh<BR />/usr/bin/false<BR /><BR /> Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:51:05 GMT Patrick Wallek 2006-11-13T23:51:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-id/m-p/3897608#M507109 How to Set ftp id ( example : ftp123 )to be used for FTP only and not be able to log on to server interactively.<BR /> Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:43:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-id/m-p/3897608#M507109 Macho_2 2006-11-13T22:43:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-id/m-p/3897609#M507110 I would set the users default shell to be /usr/bin/false. This will not allow the user to login interactively.<BR /><BR />To allow FTP use, you must specify /usr/bin/false in the /etc/shells file. This file does not exist by default and must be created.<BR /><BR />An example:<BR /><BR /># cat /etc/shells<BR />/sbin/sh<BR />/usr/bin/sh<BR />/usr/bin/ksh<BR />/usr/bin/csh<BR />/usr/bin/false<BR /><BR /> Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:51:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-id/m-p/3897609#M507110 Patrick Wallek 2006-11-13T23:51:05Z