https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218735#M51589 We have set up a user id for a client to ftp files to our server which runs vsftpd as the ftp daemon...<BR /><BR />Is there a way to prevent the client from using this id for doing an ssh into the server ?? Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:05:24 GMT MikeL_4 2010-01-12T19:05:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218735#M51589 We have set up a user id for a client to ftp files to our server which runs vsftpd as the ftp daemon...<BR /><BR />Is there a way to prevent the client from using this id for doing an ssh into the server ?? Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:05:24 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218735#M51589 MikeL_4 2010-01-12T19:05:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218736#M51590 /sbin/nologin worked... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:17:35 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218736#M51590 MikeL_4 2010-01-12T19:17:35Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218737#M51591 Use the DenyUsers directive in /etc/ssh/sshd_config<BR /><BR />DenyUsers username<BR /><BR />If you also want to prevent any kind of shell access setting /bin/false as shell for that user, be aware that vsftpd uses PAM for login and won't accept any shell that's not listed in /etc/shells (you would get an "incorrect login" message). Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:26:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/vsftpd-ftp-only-usage/m-p/5218737#M51591 J. Maestre 2010-01-12T19:26:45Z