Must be careful though because /bin/false can restrict mail forwarding
functions
so we have found with sendmail, unless I have misconfigured sendmail!!!
Regards,
Bruce.
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>To have an account that could be accessed via mail only, you would
>want to use /bin/false in your password file in the shell field.
>
>for example:
>
>no_shell:x:500:100:User with no shell:/home/no_shell:/bin/false
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>this effectively disable the user's ability to telnet to the box,
>however does not restrict ftp access.
>
>To do this ( an I'm running wu-2.4.2-acadm[BETA-18](1) ) edit the
>/etc/ftpusers file ( may be on boxes with other ftpd's also ) , and
>add the names of the users that you DO NOT want to ftp to the box. I
>know it means maintaining separate user files ( /etc/passwd and
>/etc/ftpusers ), but this can be handled in your adduser script, and
>is a good solution if you don't have anything else running on the box
>( other ftpd's etc ).
>
>Hope this helps....
>
>
>
>
>>>> problem 2:
>>>> we want the users of linux to be seperate and users of mail
>service to be
>>different?
>>>> we want that mail server should have a seperate list of users and
>they
>>donot have access to the linux server through telnet or ftp service
>or
>>otherwise.
>>>>
>>no need for separate........
>>just put /bin/true (or is it /bin/flase) as
>>shell for users you dont want to have shell access.....
>>
>>Tomy.
>>
>>
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