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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:57:14 -0600 (CST)
From: Shawn Barnhart <swb@cmenoc.campbell-mithun.com>
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Subject: bin/24762: pw doesn't allow false as a shell
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>Number:         24762
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       pw doesn't allow false as a shell
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 31 14:00:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Shawn Barnhart
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Campbell Mithun
>Environment:

FreeBSD cmenoc.campbell-mithun.com 4.2-STABLE FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE #0: Tue Jan 30 09:52:02 CST 2001     swb@cmenoc.campbell-mithun.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CMENOC i386

>Description:

I set up the following pw.conf file to add users.  I wanted to use /usr/bin/false
as the default shell for these users.  When I use "false" as the default
shell, pw incorrectly evaluates this as an "empty" value when in fact it
should be a valid value.

defaultpasswd random
home /ftp
shellpath /usr/bin
shells  false
defaultshell    false
defaultclass    ftpusers
minuid          2000
maxuid          3000
mingid          2000
maxgid          3000
defaultgroup
expire_days     0
password_days   0


>How-To-Repeat:

Set false as the default shell in pw.conf.

>Fix:

No workaround I'm aware of.  Have to use another value for the shell or fix
pw(8).


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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