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Re: Problem with scp and SSH on Arch Linux

by Guido Barosio :: Rate this Message:

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Caught this message and I am currently wondering why a /bin/false'ed
passwd file should allow a scp to get in the host and attempt the
copy.

Bern, could you please help me understand this?

Thanks in advance,
gb.-

On 6/24/07, bgl <bernd.glueckert@...> wrote:

>
> > So I enter the passphrase, get access, but the copy never gets done.
>
> please look in your /etc/passwd file and check, if the required user has a
> working shell (last entry on the line) and not /bin/false.
>
> If the shell is not there please enter
>
> usermod -s /bin/bash <username>
>
> So long
>
> Bernd
>
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