Hmm..yeah..how can I disable telnet for most users but allow a select few telnet access but allow ftp for all? ----- John Arends [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > >
