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Proper security for SCP/rsync only users
Hey guys,
So I have a fair bit of space that I want to use for SCP/rsync backup. I'll have multiple users (one user, and therefore one folder in /home for each machine I back up) on a single machine.
So, what sort of security should I use to deny shell access completely and only allow the uploading of files through rsync and SCP to backup/restore.
Thanks! 
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rsync unfortunately requires some sort of shell access,
SCP/SFTP however does not; as it is an SSH sub-module.
See: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
Thank you
No problem, WikiBooks is my goto when I need a quick way to grasp a concept.
It has a lot of great examples too, just take it with a grain of salt since anyone can edit it.
http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2014/01/14/restricting-ssh-access-to-rsync/
Done!
/close please