user creation

[arun m govind]

hi

i want to create a user who can ftp to a hpux11.11 server but cannot telnet.how can i do that??

[Rajeev Shukla]

Make his shell as /usr/bin/false
when you create the user use -s option followed by /usr/bin/false
this will let you use the ftp with that userid but wont let you telnet

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The user needs either the restricted shell or /usr/bin/false as his/her shell.

That will prevent normal login.

use vipw to edit /etc/passwd after creation.

You can specify a shell on the command line but unless you are going to do it a lot its tough to remember the shell options.

man useradd

SEP

[arun m govind]

hi
i created the user with /usr/bin/false.
but it when i do ftp it giving user access denied.

[spex]

Arun,

Make sure /usr/bin/false appears in /etc/shells.

PCS