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Date:      16 Oct 97 19:10:30 +0100
From:      leifn@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk (Leif Neland)
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mail account only, no login
Message-ID:  <186_9710162144@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>

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At 16 Oct 97 15:50:47 026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca  (2:234/49.99) wrote to Leif Neland regarding Re: mail account only, no login in area "freebsd-questions"

 0>> >> Is there a way to create "mail only" accounts?  I want my bsd
 0>> >> 2.1.7 machine to only deliver mail via popper

 0>> If you just mean no shell, just put an invalid shell such as
 0> /dev/null, and
 0>> add it to /etc/shells.
 0>
 0> If you do that, won't that allow ftp access to that account?

Don't put the shell in /etc/shells. Then ftp is disabled.


Leif Neland
leifn@image.dk

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