Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:28:45 -0400 (EDT) From: up@3.am To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to change all /bin/bash at /etc/passwd to /sbin/nologin? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0610101526550.22435-100000@richard2.pil.net> In-Reply-To: <452B7CAA.9030608@dial.pipex.com>
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Because that's what pw is for...you don't need to worry about accidentally deleting a colon, for example. A script using pw would also be a huge timesaver over manually editing hundreds of entries, I'd think as well. Of course, sed can do it even quicker, but with the same risks. On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > up@3.am wrote: > > >I would not recommend using vipw [...] to change your users' shells. > > > > > Why not? > > --Alex > > > James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up@3.am http://3.am =========================================================================
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