Re: ssh - restricted shell

From: Roland Smith (rsmith_at_xs4all.nl)
Date: 03/30/05

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    On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 04:02:39PM -0500, Duane Winner wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > Does anybody know the best technique to accomplish this:
    >
    > We have a server that we use for mostly internal development, and run an
    > SSH server.
    >
    > We have an outsider who we want to allow to ssh into this server and do
    > some work.
    >
    > However, because he is an outsider, we don't want him roaming around our
    > server, moving, looking, doing, or anything outside of his own home
    > directory.
    >
    > How can I restrict him to his own home directory?

    You could try using 'bash -r' as the shell for this user. The -r option
    puts bash in "restricted" mode. See bash(1).

    Roland 

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