> Thank you so much all. I am going to try "Michael Thomas reply" chroot + sftp. I do believe it was the answer I was looking for. Thanks again folks. jerry > Bill Strosberg wrote: > >> jbuburuz [ at ] sce [ dot ] carleton [ dot ] ca wrote: >>> I know if permissions are set correctly other users cannot see into each >>> other home directories. But I just want to prevent shell >>> access/hacking/playing. > As far as sftp is concerned a patch exists that allows you to > chroot(ie. jail) an sftp session (not an ssh one thought). Google for chroot + sftp and you should find it. >