Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:40:11 GMT From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/71147: sshd(8) will allow to log into a locked account Message-ID: <200408301440.i7UEeB2Y064735@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/71147; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/71147: sshd(8) will allow to log into a locked account Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:37:16 +0400 (MSD) On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, 14:00-0000, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > The following reply was made to PR bin/71147; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> > To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su> > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, des@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: bin/71147: sshd(8) will allow to log into a locked account > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:50:14 +0400 > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 04:52:54PM +0400, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > Y> In FreeBSD (and other BSDs,) the well-known way to lock out > Y> a user's account is setting the user's encrypted password to > Y> an asterisk character, `*', in master.passwd. Arguably, one > Y> can also lock out a user by just _prefixing_ the password field > Y> value with `*'. Anyway, sshd(8) will ignore either lock > Y> and allow the user to log in if he authenticates himself by > Y> means other than the Unix password, e.g., using his public key. > > This is not a bug, it's a feature! Any ssh (not only Open) has the > same behavior on any unix operating system. sshd works as expected (does not allow to login to a system) on solaris 8. -- Maxim Konovalov
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