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Date:      Mon, 29 May 2000 13:38:23 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org>
To:        "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@ipamzlx.physik.uni-mainz.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: password change lock
Message-ID:  <3932D53F.228DB7D8@gorean.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005291125230.48014-100000@ipamzlx.physik.uni-mainz.de>

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"O. Hartmann" wrote:
> 
> How to prevent users from changing a password on a common
> account on a FreeBSD 4.0 box? We use a common account with
> some little restrictions but we do not want a user changing the
> password on this account. Can anybody help?

	You could change the permissions on 'passwd' so that they cannot
execute it. Depending on your circumstances, you should probably change
'chpass' as well. 

Doug
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