rsync over ssh without giving the user access to a shell?
jw schultz
jw at pegasys.ws
Mon Sep 15 09:35:01 EST 2003
On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 10:48:52AM +0000, rsync-mail at asthe.com wrote:
> What is the best way to give a remote user the ability to use rsync via
> ssh without also giving them shell access?
>
> I want the rsync user to authenticate via ssh. I want to protect their
> rsync session with ssh. However, I do not want to give them access to a
> shell on the Linux server where rsyncd is running.
>
> Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Put a script as a forced command in the authorized_keys
file. Some examples can be found by googling for
SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND
This is getting to be a FAQ. It could use a mini-howto
complete with an example script.
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