Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 17:32:22 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: adam@cyberhall.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Users with no shells Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970401173003.10866A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199704020120.TAA00422@cyber1.cyberhall.com>
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On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Adam D. Morton wrote: > I have perused many a FAQ without finding much on this topic-- What > is the best way to create an account with no interactive shell, but > with the ability to retrieve mail via POP? I created an account with > the shell given as /nonexistent (the "no" option in adduser), and > that seems to work fine except that adduser complains about "illegal > shell" during the check process. Are there any problems with doing > this this way? Is there a better way to accomplish this? Make /sbin/nologin their shell. > > Adam Morton -- CyberHall Inc. > Systems Administrator -- http://www.cyberhall.com > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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