How to restrict SSH users to a predefined set of commands after login?

Question

This is a idea for a security. Our employees shall have access to some commands on a linux server but not all. They shall e.g. have the possibility to access a log file (

Answer 1

What you are looking for is called Restricted Shell. Bash provides such a mode in which users can only execute commands present in their home directories (and they cannot move to other directories), which might be good enough for you.

I've found this thread to be very illustrative, if a bit dated.