Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:35:50 -0800 (PST) From: dima@best.net (Dima Ruban) To: ache@nagual.pp.ru (Andrey A. Chernov) Cc: guido@gvr.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd Message-ID: <199812022135.NAA02023@burka.rdy.com> In-Reply-To: <19981203001601.A42552@nagual.pp.ru> from "Andrey A. Chernov" at "Dec 3, 1998 0:16: 1 am"
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I think, it's bullshit change. I use operator account to do backups for example. Now, this commit breaks half of my scripts. And I don't think I'm the only one who actually uses it. Please back it up. Andrey A. Chernov writes: > On Wed, Dec 02, 1998 at 09:47:08PM +0100, Guido van Rooij wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 02, 1998 at 07:17:10AM -0800, Andrey A. Chernov wrote: > > > ache 1998/12/02 07:17:10 PST > > > > > > Modified files: > > > etc master.passwd > > > Log: > > > Use /sbin/nologin as shell for operator > > > Replace non-existent directory for operator with / > > > > Why replace the non-existant home dir? > > Because it can be created by hacker making fully functional login in > general. With /sbin/nologin shell this change needed just for consistency > for automatic checking of validity of user home dirs through passwd. The > next argument is that other /sbin/nologin entries use existen directories > too, so this change make operator more common-looking. > > -- > Andrey A. Chernov > http://www.nagual.pp.ru/~ache/ > MTH/SH/HE S-- W-- N+ PEC>+ D A a++ C G>+ QH+(++) 666+>++ Y > -- dima To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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