Date: 2010may28 OS: Linux Q. Linux: How can I restrict an account to ftp only? A. Make file /usr/local/bin/ftponly that contains:

#!/bin/sh echo "Only FTP access is allowed with this account." exit 0

and make it executable:

chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/ftponly

Then make it the user's shell:

chsh -s /usr/local/bin/ftponly <user>

Test it: Try to login to this account with ssh, you should be denied Alternately, some ftp server all virtual users. ie users who aren't Linux users.