SSH restrict to 1 directory

[sjau]

Hello

I wonder how I can restrict a user to 1 specific directory. I want to give a friend of mine ready-access to one of my directories but I don't want him to upload anything and I don't want him to sniff on the server...

Oh, he's a windows user and using WinSCP for access.

How can this be done? Anyone knows?

[Leszek]

Changing that user's home directory to the one You want to give access to should work plus setting apropriate permissions on that directory and chrootSSH.
He needs to have /bin/bash shell set.

[sjau]

well, I did now install chrooted ssh and it seems to work. However no files can be downloaded although group and world permissions are readable... do they also need to be exec?

[Hans]

Hi Sjau,

Maybe this thread helps you as well:
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11242&highlight=chroot+ispconfig