or set their shells to /dev/false
note that ftp access will fail too. (it checks if the shell is valid, i.e.
in /etc/shells)

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On 17 May 2000, Peter Gutowski wrote:

> >I would like to make my student file server so that the
> >students may not telnet in, but I understand that
> >Netatalk requires a full login account.  Will this
> >change?  Is there a way around this?  I suppose I could
> >remove the telnet service.  Any other ideas?
> 
> Of course removing telnet service from inetd.conf ensures that *nobody* (even you!) 
>can telnet in. 
> 
> I would recommend using randnum authentication and set an initial password for each 
>user in the ~/.passwd file that is *different* from the unix password (which you will 
>_not_ reveal to them.) Your other message referenced students having email accounts 
>as well, in which case this solution won't work.
> 
> -Peter Gutowski
> 
> 

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