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<b>Note:</b> It may also be necessary to change the shell for the user for this to work - [[Changing a users default shell]]

Revision as of 07:11, 28 September 2011


To enable users to SCP to a SecurePlatform device you will need to edit the /etc/scpusers file.

The can be achieved using the following steps:

  1. Enter the Expert mode.
  2. Create the /etc/scpusers file.
  3. Open the scpusers file with a text editor such as vi.
  4. Add all authorized users, list one per line.


Note: Only users listed in this file will be allowed to use scp.

Note: You can also run the following command instead of steps 2-4.

"echo <username> >> /etc/scpusers"

Note: It may also be necessary to change the shell for the user for this to work - Changing a users default shell