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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:24:44 +0200
From: Thomas Bader <thomasb@trash.net>
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: Migrating from Linux to FreeBSD...
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* Gabriel Ambuehl <gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch> [000727 21:48]:
> > You may set a new password to the non priviledged users.
> > They can change it to whatever they like (and to whatever's
> > quiet secure).
>=20
> Impossible as the users don't have shell access. In fact, we only use
> those accounts for FTP, quotas and some accounting stuff.

Why you don't just give the users "passwd" as login shell?
They could simply change their password by telneting or
ssh-ing to your FreeBSD box.  But don't forget to add
"passwd" to /etc/shells.

Cheers, Thomas
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