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# 8  
Old 07-31-2007
OK...

I have created a user and edited his ".profile"

like this:
Code:
/bin/sftp USER@DEST_SERVER
exit

that way the user does not get a shell

the only problem here is that he'll need to enter a password...
how can i cancel the need for password in sftp?

thanx.
# 9  
Old 07-31-2007
You can setup corresponding public/private keys, and the sftp command would look roughly like this :
Code:
/bin/sftp -oIdentityFile=/path/to/key/id_rsa user@host

# 10  
Old 08-01-2007
Thank you all i solved it with your help!
# 11  
Old 02-04-2008
Need to configure SFTP with users restricted very tightly
Hi
I Need to configure SFTP with users restricted very tightly.. for this i am trying chroot jail. But still user can go to other dircetory...

My user as below..

test1:x:101123:81::/var/tmp/pradeep/chroot/./pra/test1:/bin/sh

can anybody help me to setup chrrot jail that allow sftp only..
# 12  
Old 02-04-2008
Posting at the bottom of a concluded thread is probably not the best way to go.
Try: http://sublimation.org/scponly/
# 13  
Old 02-04-2008
You can keep shell as /bin/nologin for that user so wont be able to login to system. I guess this is what your actual purpose.
# 14  
Old 02-06-2008
No still not able allow only sftp to user home directory only
Quote:
Originally Posted by ynilesh
You can keep shell as /bin/nologin for that user so wont be able to login to system. I guess this is what your actual purpose.
Hi,

That is not working...


I tried to setup chrrot jail for sftp for the help of below link.. but still user can go to another directory.. I want to restrict user to their home directory only...


chroot sshd/sftp
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