Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:31:36 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Tom <bifrost@minions.com> Cc: Tony Byrne <tony@nua.ie>, FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: unable to create login-less user Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001311330070.305-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001310114370.47836-100000@frond.minions.com>
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Tom wrote: > > I'm not familiar with using "NP" in the password field of the > > master.password file to prevent logins, but "*" should come close to > > doing the same job. Also it might be an idea to set the shell of such > > accounts to "/sbin/nologin". > > * is probably better as its more universally recognized as a bogus > charachter in a password file. > > /usr/bin/yes is a much better null shell :) Why? Nologin was created especially for this situation, I wonder why you think yes is better? Nologin is doc'ed in the login(1) man page, too. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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