How to restrict SSH user access to certain directory?
1. Start by creating the chroot jail using the mkdir command below: # mkdir -p /home/test. 2. Next, identify required files, according to the sshd_config man page, the ChrootDirectory option specifies the pathname of the directory to chroot to after authentication.
Can you restrict users to one or multiple folders?
Addition and clarification: Adding it to their homedirectory is not an option, as it are shared folders, some users need access to the same content,while it is restricted to other users, This is what I had in mind: Could you not just put whatever folders you want each user to access in their home directory?
Can you give SSH access to multiple folders?
If not, I believe that ssh uses the same file permissions as the file system on the computer. So you can just use the same file permissions modifiers you would use to give a user access to a folder outside their home directory, like this: https://superuser.com/questions/280994/give-write-permissions-to-multiple-users-on-a-folder-in-ubuntu
Can a SSH user run any external commands?
From the screenshot above, we can see that the SSH user is locked in the chrooted jail, and can’t run any external commands (ls, date, uname etc). The user can only execute bash and its builtin commands such as (pwd, history, echo etc) as seen below: Step 6.
Who is not allowed to use SSH in Linux?
The other users (except sk and members of “root” group) are not allowed to access the system via ssh. To verify it, try to ssh into the Linux server as any one of the non-allowed user:
Is it possible to restrict SSH to root?
Here I will show you the steps to restrict ssh for ‘ root ‘ user but only from node2 (10.0.2.31) and ssh as root from all other hosts would be allowed on node3. In my previous article I shared the commands to check and list active ssh connections with examples.
How to allow more than one user to SSH?
Meaning – add the word “AllowUsers” and hit the Tab key and then specify the username. You can also specify more than one user as shown below. To allow an entire group, say for example root, add/edit the following line: This setting will allow all the members of the “root” group to ssh to the Linux server.