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Date:      Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:20:17 -0500
From:      "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com>
Cc:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd
Message-ID:  <20020624172016.GA40583@madman.nectar.cc>
In-Reply-To: <200206241244.39283.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com>
References:  <200206232046.g5NKkiQ17531@freefall.freebsd.org> <200206241244.39283.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com>

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On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 12:44:39PM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> On Sunday 23 June 2002 04:46 pm, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> = des         2002/06/23 13:46:44 PDT
> =
> =   Modified files:
> =     etc                  master.passwd
> =   Log:
> =   Previous commit was just a tad too hasty, the sshd peudo-user's home
> =   directory should be /var/empty.
> 
> But not /nonexistent ?

It has to be a real directory, as it is the target of chroot().  I
don't like the name, but I assume the OpenSSH guys picked it to
emphasize that putting any files in there is Not Right.

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques A. Vidrine <n@nectar.cc>                 http://www.nectar.cc/
NTT/Verio SME          .     FreeBSD UNIX     .       Heimdal Kerberos
jvidrine@verio.net     .  nectar@FreeBSD.org  .          nectar@kth.se

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