On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, David Bannon wrote:
> At 10:36 AM 18/09/1998 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >hi !
> >
> >i have an linux-server for dialin with ppp. is there a way to use the
> >modems with ppp only, so that no user are able to got an direct logon.
> >
>
> Just change the last element in their passwd entry to a false shell, ie
>
> :/bin/false
>
> It will typically be :/bin/bash at present.
That will also stop them telnetting in after starting ppp. If you
only want to stop dialup logins, and you are using mgetty, remove
the *.../bin/login @ line from login.config. Or replace it with a
pppd line.
Rgds, mtw
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