RE: SSH mail server experiments

[stephen at unix dot za dot net <stephen () unix za net>]

/bin/nologin

its valid, and it just displays a message like :

you are not permitted to login


or something to that effect.



On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Skibi de LaPies wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris Verhagen [mailto:chrisaster24747 () hotmail com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:20 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: SSH mail server experiments
>
> (...)
> > Is there an easy solution for this problem? Remember, i only want them to
> be
> > able to use /bin/mail! No shell!
>
> Of course You may use it, but remeber, that shell for ftp service has to be
> in a way 'legimate' that is, it has to be listed in /etc/shells (i use
> /usr/bin/passwd as a shell :-)
>
> This trick however does not work on sftp - there have to be interactive
> shell present.
> BTW does onyone can give me a hint with secure ftp? Is stunnel the nly
> option or there is another service?
>
> bests
> vermin
>
>
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