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Date:      Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:24:46 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>
To:        Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Need help.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009122023540.32975-100000@heorot.1nova.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000914031210.F77593@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>

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> >> i have /sbin/nologin accounts. When i do "su login" i receive this:
> >> "This account is currently not available.". How can i do to access
> >> this "nologin" shell's?
> > 
> > 	Um... nologin means jut that... you can't login as that user.
> 
> Yes, but you should still be able to su to that user.
> 
> RTFM.  In particular, try the su(1) manual page.  And more particularly,
> the -m option.

	Cool... I was under the mistaken impression that nologin would do
just that, no questions asked. Ah well...

					Rick



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