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Date:      Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:48:50 -0600
From:      Soren Harward <soren@byu.edu>
To:        Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Setting permissions for a user
Message-ID:  <20021026164850.GA57585@tmmc.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <44n0p1f9ck.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.44L-027.0210261227210.3778-100000@unix3.andrew.cmu.edu> <44n0p1f9ck.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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On Sat 26 Oct 2002 at 12:33:47, Lowell Gilbert said:
> > Thanks for the help.  Does this mean I should add /nonexistent to
> > /etc/shells, since ftpd will not allow a user to connect who is not using
> > a shell in that file?
> 
> Sort of.  I'd recommend doing that with a different shell name, not
> one already used for other accounts.

/usr/bin/false works well as a "shell" in circumstances like this.

-- 
Soren Harward
soren@byu.edu

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