Ubuntu 18.04
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OpenSSH : SFTP only + Chroot2018/04/28
 
Configure SFTP only + Chroot.
Some users who are applied this settings can access only with SFTP and access to the permitted directories.
[1] For example, Set /home as the Chroot directory.
# create a group for SFTP

root@dlp:~#
groupadd sftp_users

# apply to a user "[ubuntu] for SFTP only as an example

root@dlp:~#
usermod -aG sftp_users ubuntu

root@dlp:~#
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# line 115: comment out and add a line like below

#
Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
Subsystem sftp internal-sftp
# add to the end

Match Group sftp_users
  X11Forwarding no
  AllowTcpForwarding no
  ChrootDirectory /home
  ForceCommand internal-sftp
root@dlp:~#
systemctl restart ssh

[2] Try to access with a user and make sure the settings.
ubuntu@www:~$
ssh ubuntu@10.0.0.30

ubuntu@10.0.0.30's password:
This service allows sftp connections only.
Connection to 10.0.0.30 closed.    
# denied normally
ubuntu@www:~$
sftp ubuntu@10.0.0.30

Connecting to 10.0.0.30...
ubuntu@10.0.0.30's password:
sftp>
ls -l

drwxr-xr-x    3 1001     1001         4096 Apr 28 03:11 ubuntu
drwxr-xr-x    4 1000     1000         4096 Apr 28 12:24 bionic
sftp>
pwd

Remote working directory: /
sftp>
exit
Matched Content