Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 12:20:16 +1000 From: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Which way is better to deny shell access Message-ID: <18f1ed818ec2ec.18ec2ec18f1ed8@mbox.com.au>
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Hi everyone, Just wondering.... we have a whole heap of pop3 users... we deny them shell access by assigning their shell as /sbin/nologin ( the same shell as many of the system accounts)... however I noticed if I use the adduser utility to create a user with no shell, it assigns /nonexistent as their shell...... Which is better? I feel that /nonexitent is probably best because it does not let them login at all via the shell however /sbin/nologin lets them login, reads them the motd and then logs them out automatically....... Am I right in assuming /nonexistent is a better choice? --------------------------------------------------------------------- mBox makes you work Smarter, not Harder, from only $0.58 per WEEK! Visit http://www.mbox.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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