[KLUG Members] How can outsider transfer files to my server without shell access?

Adam Tauno Williams adam at morrison-ind.com
Thu Oct 13 11:00:10 EDT 2005


> I need a way for a client to regularly transfer files to my server
> without giving them shell access. They prefer a command line something
> so they can just modify their scripts. 
> My IT border router police strongly discourage FTP because of the clear
> text passwords. I'd love to give them sftp or scp access, but I don't
> want them to have shell access or be able to wonder around my
> filesystem. I looked at rssh, but the support seems thin, I'm not sure I
> if I can trust it, and I can't get the jail option working.
> I was thinking of something like wget that would let them post a file to
> my webserver. wput seems to connect to ftp servers, isn't that just
> another ftp client?  I didn't see anything in my Redhat Enterprise or
> Suse 9.3 package lists that appeared applicable. Some kind of security
> would be nice so that anybody doesn't start uploading files.
> This seems like it would be a simple and common thing to do.

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