Restricting SSH logins to their home directory

**jolinux** · 03-13-2002, 10:56 AM

I want to restrcit the users on my server that login via SSH to their /home/ directory. How can I do this?

03-13-2002, 11:12 AM

You would have to set up a chroot (Linux. NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD) or a jail (FreeBSD)

**jolinux** · 03-13-2002, 11:23 AM

OK, I did a MAN on chroot. Not alot there. What will this command do? I just want my nosey SSHing users to saty in there lane.

**Rastar** · 03-13-2002, 11:52 AM

I also am interested in doing the same thing. Please someone explain the steps.

Ras

03-13-2002, 12:05 PM

chroot means Change Root. So you can say that the root of a given user is his home directory. So he can't do cd ... Of course, since he doesn't have access to /bin, /usr/bin, etc., you must put a copy in his chroot jail.

**Compunuts** · 03-13-2002, 01:20 PM

What will this command do?

Chrooting is not a command. But rather it's defining of an environment. This article will help you out how to do that in SSH ( or any other services for that matter ).

Chrooting for SSH
Chrooting Linux services