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Jedito
05-16-2001, 11:34 AM
Hi, I have a new server with RH 6.2, I create a new account, and when I enter through SSH I can Scale back to other dirs as /home /user and others.
How can I limit this?
Regards

AtlantaWebhost.com
05-21-2001, 11:49 AM
There are a few ways around this security problem.

1. You can disable shell access.

2. You can utilize a restricted shell or shell wrapper. My company has developed a shell and are preparing to make it available to other companies (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=11053)

3. You can do set file permissions that will prevent users from browsing. This is more complicated than deploying a shell wrapper. You might want to look at the "Telnet access on shared servers" post in this forum.

Best regards,
Frank Rietta