[ILUG] does scp need a shell?

[Rob Gallagher]

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I've got a script periodically scp'ing squid log files off a proxy for
backup purposes. This is working fine but it would be better if the
account on the proxy server did not have a login shell since it does not
serve any other purpose - I tried setting it to a nonexistant shell or
true/false but scp just exits without copying anything.

So I'm thinking it requires some kind of login shell; would somthing
like rbash do the trick or could I lock it down even further with a
script that only allows the scp command to be executed?

rg
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Robert Gallagher, Kerna Communications,  | P (+353 1) 6647200
105 Lwr. Baggot St., Dublin 2, Ireland.  | E robert at kerna.ie
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