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Date:      Fri, 2 Feb 2001 02:50:04 -0800 (PST)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: bin/24762: pw doesn't allow false as a shell
Message-ID:  <200102021050.f12Ao4b28199@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/24762; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Shawn Barnhart <swb@cmenoc.campbell-mithun.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/24762: pw doesn't allow false as a shell
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 02:45:48 -0800

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 On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 03:57:14PM -0600, Shawn Barnhart wrote:
 
 > 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.
 
 Is /usr/bin/false in /etc/shells?
 
 Kris
 
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