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Scponly
Computer languages C  +
Full description 'scponly' is an alternative "shell" of sor 'scponly' is an alternative "shell" of sorts for system administrators who would like to provide access to remote users to both read and write local files without providing any remote execution priviledges. Functionally, it is a wrapper around the ssh suite of applications. It is typically used by creating a user whose shell is set to scponly. This user cannot login interactively or execute commands remotely, but he can use scp to download and upload files to the computer, governed by the usual Unix file permissions. verned by the usual Unix file permissions.
Homepage URL http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/  +
Interface command-line  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords shell  + , security  + , SSH  + , remote access  + , remote execution  + , scponly  + , scp  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 20 December 2002  +
License GPLv2 +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 28 February 2001  +
Name scponly  +
Related projects Pssh + , Wsh +
Resource URL mailto:joe@sublimation.org  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Support  +
Resource kind E-mail  +
Revisionid 6,079  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 15:02:06  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Restricts remote shell access to "ls" and "scp" comands  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
System-administration remote-administration  +
Use system-administration  +
User level none  +
Version comment 3.5 stable released 2002-12-20
Version date 20 December 2002  +
Version download http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/scponly-3.5.tgz  +
Version identifier 3.5  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 25 May 2012 02:11:18  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
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