ftp shouldn't fail if you add /dev/false to /etc/shells.
On Wed, 17 May 2000, Lancaster, David Matthew wrote:
> 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)
>
> David Lancaster (506) 454-2167
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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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