Does Core-Lite SFTP require server shell login capability?

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vanyo
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Does Core-Lite SFTP require server shell login capability?

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We recently changed the shell for our users from /usr/local/bin/rssh to /sbin/nologin, so that they would not have ability to login to a shell. After doing so, I was still able to log in to their SFTP account and transfer files using filezilla client, but they reported they were unable to using Core-Lite. Portion of a log file from them is below.

Q: Does Core-Lite SFTP require shell login capability?

Log file segment follows (some edits for privacy):

Resolving our.domain.com...
our.domain.com connecting...
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.2
client -> any
server -> any
d4:b1:73:22:fa:63:d3:ff:dc:58:38:94:92:60:e3:af
ssh-rsa
Sending password
PWD
Current directory is '/'
Source or dest path may be invalid - check path and/or permissionsCWD /
CWD /home/username/uploads/
permission denied...
CWD /home/username/uploads
permission denied...
MKD /home/username/uploads
MKD /home
permission denied...
permission denied...
Total uploaded files: 0
Total uploaded data: 0
Total downloaded files: 0
Total downloaded data: 0
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Post by ForumAdmin »

The default version of SFTP in Core FTP does not use the shell, only the SFTP protocol (which rides on SSH)..

This is a permissions error being returned by the server, so it's most likely an account setup issue.
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