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Stoicho Valkov
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ftp without shell?

Is there a possibility any user to use ftp, without its account to has a shell?
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Mark Grant
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Re: ftp without shell?

yes, You can set the shell for the user to /usr/bin/false as long as you also include /usr/bin/false in /etc/shells.
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