That is what it is missing /etc/shells.... Thank you I shall try that.
-matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Juan Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: vsftp > > > > I'm not sure about vsftp but most ftp servers I've used > require that a user have a valid shell to be allowed to ftp. > The shell's absolute path must appear in /etc/shells. You > could add /sbin/nologin to /etc/shells and it should fix your problem. > > To keep a user in the home directory, however, you need to > run the session chrooted as someone else has already pointed out. > > Juan > > > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Chapman, Matt wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 12:45:24 -0500 > > From: "Chapman, Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: vsftp > > > > Hi, > > > > I installed vsftpd and I like it much better thus far than the hole > > ridden wu-ftpd. My question is when I make a user's shell > > /sbin/nologin so they can not telnet it also cuts off there > ftp. How > > do I make it so a user can ftp , not telnet, and for that > matter keep > > them only in the home dir they have permission too. > > > > -matt > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/re> dhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
