pantz@mth.msu.edu (Tzu-Hsi Pan) (01/09/90)
Could someone tell me how to build up a restricted shell for some user such that only a couple of commands can be executed under a new root environment? Thanks. -Pan (pantz@mth.msu.edu)
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (01/09/90)
In article <5946@cps3xx.UUCP> pantz@mth.msu.edu (Tzu-Hsi Pan) writes: | | Could someone tell me how to build up a restricted shell for some user | such that only a couple of commands can be executed under a new root | environment? Thanks. rsh works with /bin/sh and ksh. You can either execute the rsh command (SysV) or execute the shell with the -r flag. You simply set the PATH to point to a directory containing only the things you want to allow, and then (assuming a recent shell) set the PATH variable readonly. I usually create a /usr/rbin directory and link stuff in from /bin and /usr/bin. Ex: PATH=/usr/rbin readonly PATH; export PATH -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon