How about this: - Set the user's shell to /bin/false - Edit your sshd.conf file to allow logins without a valid shell The results should allow you to run scp to copy files, but when ssh is run, it will start /bin/false as the default shell -- thereby immediately logging you out again. -- Thomas "Mondoshawan" Tate mondoshawan@tank.dyndns.org http://tank.webhop.org On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 01:34:50PM -0700, Bill Warner wrote: > I didn't think you needed to have a valid shell to run scp. > > sorry > > Bill W > > On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 09:57, Matt Alexander wrote: > > Uhhh... but I want them to be able to scp to my box. If I set their > > shell to /bin/false, they can't scp in. > > > > > > On 20 Jun 2002, Bill Warner wrote: > > > > > Your probably better off just setting there shell to /bin/false in > > > /etc/passwd. > > > > > > If there is every any kind of security hole in scp that someone could > > > exploit they could get in to your box with your current setup. > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- > Bill Warner > Unix/Linux Admin. > Direct Alliance Corporation > > Company required stuff: > > Contents are Direct Alliance Corporation Confidential > > This message is for the designated recipient(s) only and contains > Direct Alliance Corporation privileged and confidential information. > If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately > and delete the original. Any other use of this email is prohibited. > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss