Subject: Re: shell
From: John Arends (john@chicago.avenew.com)
Date: Mon Jul 03 2000 - 23:14:28 EDT
Hmm..yeah..how can I disable telnet for most users but allow a select few
telnet access but allow ftp for all?
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John Arends
john@avenew.com
Windows95/98/NT (noun): 32 bit extension and a graphical shell for a 16 bit
patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit
microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of
competition
> on 7/3/00 2:29 PM, Chris G. Sellers at sellers@Oakland.edu wrote:
>
>> chsh. If your using Linux or anything but Solaris. If they do not have
>> a valid shell (usually in /etc/shells) or if you set their shell to be
>> /dev/null then they should not be able to login.
>>
>> Visit linuxdoc.org and search for security. They will give you some
>> how-to's to make your system secure, and one of them should be shell
>> access.
>
> Just a reminder, if you do this, the users will not be able to ftp to the
> machine (using their account) either. This may or may not matter to you,
> but, it is a side effect of removing the shell.
>
> --Brian
>
>
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