Lock in users? [SOLVED]

DeepThoughts · 2006-10-21 00:06:46

Here's the deal: I have a server running (it runs Ubuntu since it's a x586) and I want people to use ssh to gain access to it which is easy, but...

I want to lock the "sftp-users" to their home directory (I'm thinking that I can give them all the same home dir and then bind the partition with the goodies to it which would give everyone the same content) but how do I prevent them from going "lower" than their home dir, ie /home?

Do I make sense? (I'm a bit tired.) I assume that this can be done, but how?

I'm thankfull for every bit of information I can get.

Dusty · 2006-10-21 00:21:08

IIRC, you want a tool called "chrootjail" or something like that. I've never used it, just seen it recommended before.

Dusty

rawfuzz · 2006-10-21 00:29:30

You need to create a chrooted environment, ;Ike the Gentoo installation uses. There's plenty of information on Google, like http://www.howtoforge.com/chrooted_ssh_howto_debian & http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/chroot_ssh.html. Though they are kinda old

rawfuzz · 2006-10-21 00:30:24

found one on the arch wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openssh-chroot
Hope it helps.

EDIT: and this one: http://chrootssh.sourceforge.net/docs/chrootedsftp.html

DeepThoughts · 2006-10-21 17:54:47

Thank you very much everyone. It's now set up and working perfectly.

rawfuzz · 2006-10-22 00:59:51

you're welcome. Please add [solved] to the topic's title.

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Lock in users? [SOLVED]

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Re: Lock in users? [SOLVED]

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Re: Lock in users? [SOLVED]

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