On Sun, 6 May 2001, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:

 |* HealthNet Nepal [linux-india] <14/02/01 18:01 +0530>:
 |
 |> service. When I add a new user, then I generally assign the pppd shell
 |> to them for Internet and POP email service. Now what I should do to
 |> restrict the users to get only Email facility? What shells should be
 |> given to them?
 |
 |/bin/false should be a good shell

that would make the user unable to log in!!

if u want to provide POP email u will have to allow them ppp access!

but if u want shell based mail... u can try /path/to/mailclient
(but most mailclients allow the user to access a shell so it's not at all
foolproof)

Kingsly

                .:: Kingsly John                ICQ 14787510 ::.
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            .:: Linux 2.4.3 #10 Mon Apr 23 22:43:11 IST 2001 i686 ::.
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           `:. Posted to the list on Sun May  6 16:28:05 IST 2001 .:'


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