Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:37:14 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'nologin' program for disabling user accounts Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970210090600.14735A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <199702102140.OAA05879@xmission.xmission.com>
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On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, Softweyr LLC wrote: > Tom Samplonious asked, with respect to my recently posted nologin > program: > > > Why? It seems that all BSD4.4 systems already have a nologin. See "man > > nologin" > > Security and logging. The BSD4.4 nologin program is a shell script, > which is rarely a good idea to use for a login shell due to the ability > of the user to INTR and get a shell, if he's fast enough. Also, the No. He can't get a shell, becase nologin is the shell. Tom
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