Linux Disable Shell / FTP Access For a User Account

Jun 25, 2009, 01:32 (0 Talkback[s])
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"My users will only be checking mail, and I want to disable FTP access as well as shell access under CentOS Linux. How do I disable shell (SSH) and FTP access to a new or old user under Linux without deleting user account?"

"You can easily disable shell, ssh and FTP access to a user using following commands..."

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