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openssh with AIX chroot

Sometimes you might want to restrict users to specific directories so that they are not able to look into the whole system. This can be achieved by creating the chroot users. This article describes how to set up an IBM® AIX® chroot environment and use it with ssh, sftp, and scp. You will also learn about the prerequisites for AIX and openssh, and how to configure and use a chroot environment. A downloadable sample shell script that automatically sets up this environment is also provided.

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