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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How to limit FTP access? Date: 28 Aug 1996 12:12:27 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 13 Message-ID: <5019ir$e7@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <doug-2708961936120001@pb.injapan.net> <4vv82f$cvc@battery.awod.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ken Lam (lam@awod.com) wrote: : >Is there an opposite file - a file of people who *are* allowed ftp access? : Not exactly, but check /etc/shells... if their shell is in the file : they can ftp into the system. Otherwise, no joy to those ftp'ers. Also, /etc/ftpusers excludes people from ftp access. It would be nice if it *included* people instead..... strange way around ! -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....