Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 11:01:21 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: John <papalia@UDel.Edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /nonexistent vs. /sbin/nologin Message-ID: <3824.941533281@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 Nov 1999 23:45:13 EST." <4.1.19991101232918.00943730@mail.udel.edu>
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On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 23:45:13 EST, John wrote: > When i went into vipw though, I noticed that both "/nonexistent" and > "/sbin/nologin" exist. What is the difference between those? And > also, which is considered more secure? There's no difference in terms of security. The /sbin/nologin method prints out a friendly "piss off" message, while /nonexistent does not. However, /nonexistent will work on most non-FreeBSD platforms, which makes supposedly makes migrating passwd files easier. Personally, I think that's a pretty lame motivation. While it's mostly religious, your end-users will certainly appreciate /sbin/nologin more. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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