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To: Terry Carroll <terry@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
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Subject: Re: Login hole 
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  From: Terry		Carroll <terry@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
  Subject: Login hole
  Login with no home directory should be denied for normal user.
  Should not drop one into /.

I disagree.

This would deny access to a user who has a remote directory that is
temporarily inaccessible.

State why you believe this should be the case?