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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd
In-Reply-To: <19981203001601.A42552@nagual.pp.ru> from "Andrey A. Chernov" at "Dec 3, 1998  0:16: 1 am"
To: ache@nagual.pp.ru (Andrey A. Chernov)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:35:50 -0800 (PST)
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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

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