Method to permit ssh while denying sftp

[Jim Knoble]

On 2009-04-02 11:21, Brenda Burnell (bburnell) wrote:

: Is there a way to permit ssh sessions while denying sftp with openssh
: 3.8?
: 
: In openssh 4.4+ this is possible using the Match directive with Force
: Command but I don't know how to configure this in older versions.
: 
: Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Are you sure you asked the question you intended to ask?

Permitting ssh while denying sftp makes no sense.  If a user has ssh
access, she can transmit files using any of the following methods:

    - Using 'scp' instead of 'sftp'
    - Executing 'sftp-server' manually
    - Executing another file transfer program, such as 'tar' or 'cat'

Perhaps you could explain in more detail what you're intending to allow
and prevent.

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