Captive user account

[Leonard Gallatin]

I need to create a captive user account.
I'm looking for any information on how to create this account. The user must not be able to move from their home directory.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Just create the user in the usual way using SAM if you like but make the shell /usr/bin/rsh. This is the restricted version of the POSIX sh and will not allow a cd. Man sh_posix for details and look for rsh.

[Michael Tully]

Make the users shell profile as /usr/bin/rksh or /usr/bin/rsh

This will restrict the user to their own home directory.

HTH
Michael

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

Just a note: this is called a chroot jail. They cannot move up (cd is disabled). Commands like ls and ll are not permitted. The restricted shells (rsh, rksh, rcsh) are so restricted that it may be simpler to replace the shell with a simple menu program. Check the man pages for rsh and rksh.