USER FOR FTP ONLY

[KAMARULZAMAN HJ ALI]

How can I create a HP-UX user that allow for FTP access ONLY and deny him to access UNIX prompt (deny login and telnet). Please assist. Regards.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Check the following link, the information contained here should help you.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x0ea6663ce855d511abcd0090277a778c,00.html

Regards
Michael

[Varghese Mathew]

Hi,

You can create a user in the normal way, using sam --> users --> add -->
give the login name --> select the shell as /usr/bin/rsh --- then complete the creation by filling up the rest of the options.

Then edit the .profile of the user's home directory and give an exit command at the end of the file. And ensure that the username is not specified in the file /etc/ftpusers.

That's it , u r done..
Hope this helps..

Cheers !!!
Mathew

[Stefan Schulz]

Hello,

just set the login shell of your ftp-user to /usr/bin/false. This User will never be able to login. He will only be allowed to use ftp.

See also man ftpd, which describes this.

Hope this helps

Regards Stefan

[federico_3]

It 's sufficient that in the user's .profile there is exit .

Federico

[Ravi_8]

hi,
make a entry of the user loginid in ftp.allow file and 'exit' command at the end of .profile file of that user. user account has to be created .

[Joseph C. Denman]

You can set up an ftpaccess file. As stated above, do not give the user a shell. Use the false shell. You will need to make sure the false shell is in /etc/shells.

man ftpaccess