Enabling Shell Access
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DreamHost provides shell access to all of its customers, but it needs to be specifically enabled for each user added to a customer's account. In the three sections below you'll find information on creating a new user with FTP/SFTP/shell access and modifying an existing user to grant or remove FTP/SFTP/access.
Creating a new user with FTP and shell access
- Visit the (USERS > MANAGE USERS) page of the control panel.
- Click the [ Add New User ] link found on that page.
- Check the 'Shell account' option. This also grants FTP access to the user.
- Select a username for the person. This is what they will use to login.
- Enter the Full Name of the person you're creating the account for.
- Either allow the control panel to generate a password for this user or create one of your own.
- If allowing the control panel to generate a password, you will be presented with it on the page that follows.
- Click the 'Add User' button.
Keep in mind that it takes about 20 minutes for this change to take effect.
Enabling/Disabling shell access for an existing user
- Shell access also provides SFTP access for the user.
- Unless the "Disallow FTP?" option is checked, it also provides FTP access to the user.
- Visit the (Users -> Manage Users) page of the control panel.
- Click the [ Edit ] button to the far right of the corresponding user.
- Select the "Shell account" option.
- Leave the "Shell Type" as it is unless you know what you're changing.
- Click 'Save Changes' to save the change.
Keep in mind that it takes about 10 minutes for this change to take effect.
Enabling/Disabling SFTP only access for an existing user
- Visit the (USERS > MANAGE USERS) page of the control panel.
- Click the [ edit ] link located next to the user you'd like to enable shell access for.
- Check the 'SFTP account' box for that user.
- Leave the 'Type' as it is unless you need it to be something other than bash.
- Click 'Save Changes' to save the change.
Keep in mind that it takes about 20 minutes for this change to take effect.
