Lori Hitchcock Hitchcock Staffing 800-867-9188 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 9:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: creating generic user in Linux > > Does anyone have any tips on a good way to do this? I assume that it must > > be a common problem. I know that I probably should have asked a Linux group > > first, but I thought that I might be on the wrong path entirely. > First create a shell script that exits # cat /bin/die exit 1 # Then change /etc/passwd merlin:x:501:501::/home/merlin:/bin/die When a user logs the process exec's the file in /etc/passwd. So the login dies. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
