01-17-2003
NO Shell access is easy - set the shell in the /etc/passwd file to something like /etc/ftponly which can be a non-existent file or one with the following:
#! /bin/sh
#
# @(#)true.sh 1.5 88/02/07 SMI; from UCB
#
umask 002
exit 0
As long as /etc/ftponly is not listed in /etc/shells, you will not be allowed to login (but can still ftp in). If you list /etc/ftponly in /etc/shells, then the above shell will keep anyone from logging in except via ftp.
As far as keeping the person in a directory...I don't believe that the normal ftpd allows setting this up. There are free ftp daemons that will do this and more. One is
WU-FTP. Others have posted answers to this in the past - try a search for 'ftp free'.
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CHSH(1) User Commands CHSH(1)
NAME
chsh - change your login shell
SYNOPSIS
chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-u] [-v] [username]
DESCRIPTION
chsh is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh prompts for one.
chsh is used to change local entries only. Use ypchsh, lchsh or any other implementation for non-local entries.
OPTIONS
-s, --shell shell
Specify your login shell.
-l, --list-shells
Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
-u, --help
Print a usage message and exit.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
VALID SHELLS
chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system. However, it will issue a warning if the shell is not listed in
the /etc/shells file. On the other hand, it can also be configured such that it will only accept shells listed in this file, unless you
are root.
EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
SEE ALSO
login(1), passwd(5), shells(5)
AUTHOR
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
util-linux July 2009 CHSH(1)