/tags/ssh-keys/ Recent content in Ssh Keys on Amit Agarwal Linux Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:34:21 +0000 /2015/03/04/ssh-authorized-keys-limit-ssh-session-custom-command/ Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:34:21 +0000 /2015/03/04/ssh-authorized-keys-limit-ssh-session-custom-command/ <p>If you want a ssh key to be able to run a custom command only and nothing beyond that, then you can use the “command” option in the authorized_keys file of ssh.</p> <p> </p> <p>For example, to limit user to run only top command with a key, you can add the key like this:</p> <p> </p> <pre class="brush:shell">echo 'command="/usr/bin/top" ssh-rsa ' &gt;&gt;~/.ssh/authorized_keys</pre>