OpenSSH and cygwin: let a user only connect via sftp.

[Schonder, Matthias]

>Schonder, Matthias <Matthias.Schonder@Geis-Group.de> wrote:

>>> How do I have to set passwd (if it is done there) that he only can
>> connect to the server via sftp and not via ssh.
>> What do I have to do?

>Setting a user's shell to /bin/false might (and I repeat, *might* - this is
>speculation) work.

Nope, this does not work :( Been there, done that. But when sftp tries to
login connection will be closed immediately.
But thanks for you help.

>Max.

>PS: This isn't really Cygwin specific.

Well, I would say it is, because in FreeBSD and IRIX it works fine... so....


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