[SGVLUG] OpenSSH sftp and rssh

Wed Mar 29 11:45:02 PST 2006

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[This is a re-send.  The first went out of here successfully at 03:01
but has not appeared.]

James Neff <jneff at tethyshealth.com> writes:

> The sFTP services work by themselves just fine.  I can login and
> transfer files using an sFTP client.  My problem is when I try to chroot
> it (either with rssh or the chroot patch for OpenSSH).  I cannot connect
> when I follow any of the instructions that I've seen so far.  If I go
> back to plain 'ole sFTP without trying to jail the user then it does
> work.  But I want to be able to restrict the user to their home directory.

Check the "subsystem login" feature of login(1).  Please let us know
whether that's what you needed.

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 John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13
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