Adding a user for just ftp access

[Sudhakar_9]

Hi,
I need to add a user for just ftp access. He should be able to edit the files in his home dir.
I'd appreciate your suggestions in this regard.

[twang]

You may create an account, and insert /bin/false as the shell for the account. This will allow the user to access FTP but nothing else. If /etc/shells doesn't exist, you will need to create it and add into any of the shells that use ftp, including /bin/false.

[Sritharan]

Hi ,

Check out this link ,they have same concern as you:


http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x2270227a6ab4d711900a0090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x714fa22831ebd5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xdd2ec4c76f92d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x508e0559ff7cd4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

and there a lot more

p/s you can do a search on "creating ftp user" to get more links

Thanks & Regards
Sri

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

check out the following link:
http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/HP-UX/anonymous-FTP-HP.html


Regards,
Sergejs

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
Edit his .profile and attach an exit or logout to the end of this file. If he tries to logon to a shell, he will be kicked out immediately.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes
;-)