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From: "Francisco Reyes" <reyesf@super.zippo.com>
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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 97 14:07:21 -0400
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Subject: How to send parameter to shell at user login?
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I would like to create a user with a restricted shell. Bash allows
this by sending a parameter to the shell. I tried going into vipw and
adding a parameter to the shell, but it did not recognised it.

Do I need to create a shell script that calls bash with the
parameter? Any other way to send a parameter to a shell for a user?