for option One, if i want to unlock these user later, what command should i use, will there password will remain unchanged?
amit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandip Bhattacharya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Linux-Delhi mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 08 June, 2004 03:10 PM Subject: Re: [ilugd] How to mark account as disable > On Tuesday 08 June 2004 2:43 pm, Amit Sharma wrote: > > hi, > > > > i have to disable 20-25 accounts on my rh8.0 box. what file should i > > modify? > > Dont modify any files directly. > Use either: > 1. passwd -l username: Wil lock all uses of username/passwd > 2. chsh /sbin/nologin: This will disable shell logins, though username/pass > will still work for pam/shadow-based services > > > - Sandip > > -- > Sandip Bhattacharya > sandip (at) puroga.com > Puroga Technologies Pvt. Ltd. > Work: http://www.puroga.com Home: http://www.sandipb.net > > GPG: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
