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Create a chrooted ssh userThis tutorial explains how to install and configure a chroot enviroment for an ssh user. This setup enables you to give out ssh accounts without having to fear that this user can see all files on the system.
Installing sshFirst you need to have a patched version of the sshd server. Luckily these patches can be enabled with the use flag "chroot" in the sshd use flags.
#echo "net-misc/openssh chroot" >> /etc/portage/package.use
#emerge openssh
creating the chroot enviromentWe will create our chroot enviroment in /home/chroot.
To make the chroot work, run the following commands to make the needed directories and devices for the chrooted user.
mkdir /home/chroot/
mkdir /home/chroot/home/
cd /home/chroot
mkdir etc
mkdir bin
mkdir lib
mkdir usr
mkdir usr/bin
mkdir dev
mknod dev/null c 1 3
mknod dev/zero c 1 5
Now we need to populate the directories with some binaries.
copy the following script into a file. If you need more apps, add them
to the APPS line.
APPS="/bin/bash /bin/ls /bin/mkdir /bin/mv /bin/pwd /bin/rm /usr/bin/id /usr/bin/ssh /bin/ping /usr/bin/dircolors"
for prog in $APPS; do
cp $prog ./$prog
# obtain a list of related libraries
ldd $prog > /dev/null
if [ "$?" = 0 ] ; then
LIBS=`ldd $prog | awk '{ print $3 }'`
for l in $LIBS; do
mkdir ./`dirname $l` > /dev/null 2>&1
cp $l ./$l
done
fi
done
After you have run the script, your chroot enviroment is almost done.
run
cp /lib/libnss_compat.so.2 /lib/libnsl.so.1 /lib/libnss_files.so.2 ./lib/
echo '#!/bin/bash' > usr/bin/groups
echo "id -Gn" >> usr/bin/groups
touch etc/passwd
grep /etc/passwd -e "^root" > etc/passwd
to copy some libraries and user information into the chroot.
You should also copy the line of the group in which you will create new users from /etc/group to /home/chroot/etc/group. In this tutorial we will create users in the group users, so we do this:
grep /etc/group -e "^root" -e "^users" > etc/group
and restart SSH:
/etc/init.d/ssh restart
Creating chrooted usersssh decides which user should be chrooted and which not by the "home directory" entry in the /etc/passwd.
Example for a non-chrooted user:
user_a:x:2002:100:User A:/home/user_a:/bin/bash
This user will be chrooted:
user_b:x:2003:100:User B:/home/chroot/./home/user_b:/bin/bash
Now lets add a testuser to the chrooted user list:
useradd -s /bin/bash -m -d /home/chroot/./home/testuser -c "testuser" -g users testuser
Then we give testuser a password:
passwd testuser
Finally, we have to copy the line for testuser in /etc/passwd to /home/chroot/etc/passwd:
grep /etc/passwd -e "^testuser" >> /home/chroot/etc/passwd
Now log in as testuser and see if everything worked.
Have fun
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