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Date:      Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:55:57 -0800 (PST)
From:      Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>
To:        "SF" <lists@stevenfettig.com>, "Freebsd-Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re:Users for Daemons - not logging in - how?
Message-ID:  <200103212055.MAA17008@akira.lanfear.com>

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> From:  "SF" <lists@stevenfettig.com>
> Sent:  03/21/01 14:32> 
> 
> 
> I'm trying to set up users for running specific service daemons, but
I don't
> want someone to be able to use that user to log into the machine via
ssh
> (which is the only way to log into the machine remotely) or the
console.  I
> searched through the mail list and couldn't find the answer, but
apologize
> if this has been asked before.  Would I be correct in doing something
> similar to what one does when installing qmail? I.e.:

    Just set the shell to /bin/nologin.

    marc.


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