[Nottingham] What restricted shell for ftp? What idiot-user GUI client?

[James Dobson]

--- Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I have a dim memory that there is some shell
> available that is specially
> restricted for use with ftp to thwart break-in
> attempts.
> 
> But what is it?
> 
> I've found rbash:
> http://www.wlug.org.nz/rbash(1)
> however that also restricts "cd"-ing into
> subdirectories...
> 
> So what is there?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot

I kinda remember doing something with rbash but I
think it's probably better if you chroot someone.

> I'm already using proftp with chroot-ing for the
> users concerned, but
> any other lock-down possible?
> 
> 
> Also: What's people's favourite cross-platform GUI
> *sftp* client? (That
> is idiot user proof?)
> 
> Ideal is something that just simply takes a
> sftp://user@some.web.address
> and then just asks for the password, then offering
> drag'n'drop for the
> files. For example, Filezilla is just far too scary
> for most users!
> 

http://www.winscp.com/ - there are other java based
sftp clients but I haven't seen a free one.

James D


 
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