Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:48:50 -0600 From: Soren Harward <soren@byu.edu> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setting permissions for a user Message-ID: <20021026164850.GA57585@tmmc.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <44n0p1f9ck.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <Pine.GSO.4.44L-027.0210261227210.3778-100000@unix3.andrew.cmu.edu> <44n0p1f9ck.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Sat 26 Oct 2002 at 12:33:47, Lowell Gilbert said: > > Thanks for the help. Does this mean I should add /nonexistent to > > /etc/shells, since ftpd will not allow a user to connect who is not using > > a shell in that file? > > Sort of. I'd recommend doing that with a different shell name, not > one already used for other accounts. /usr/bin/false works well as a "shell" in circumstances like this. -- Soren Harward soren@byu.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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