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ServerBloke
Asked: 2012-01-05 04:02:32 +0800 CST

Proftpd CentOS user can only login with a /bin/bash shell

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I've created a user and assigned a password and group (new group). The problem is this user can only login to FTP (proftpd) if he has shell = /bin/bash

If I set the shell to /bin/false then Proftpd doesn't let him in and serves a 530 Login incorrect response.

I want the user to be able to login to FTP but no other access, so no access to login via SSH. The /etc/proftpd.conf is all defaults and it's version 1.3.3e, and it's CentOS 6.

centos ftp users proftpd

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  1. Best Answer

    Any shell you want to use with proftpd should be listed in the /etc/shells file (http://www.proftpd.org/docs/directives/linked/config_ref_RequireValidShell.html)

    You should add /bin/false to /etc/shells or set RequireValidShell off in the proftpd config

    good luck!

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