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From: hiwi1snz@s306
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: need a few ideas...
Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:24:51 GMT
Organization: Fhg Institut fuer Informations- und Datenverarbeitung
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     Andreas Hohl wrote in article <44cqr8$17g@news1.deltanet.com> :
>
>Here are a few things I would like to conquer on BSD...
>
>1. How can I force a user into a directory on login and keep that as his/her root..?

This is usually done with having the loginshell of the users set to sh -r.
Have a look in the man pages.

>2. If anybody can help here I have few tricks I would be willing to share regarding FTP
>and security at the indivdual user level..

Hmm, well I don't know if I can help ... You must be more specific
with your quesions.

  Guenther