* Bill Tihen -- TECHNOLOGY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Students don't need ftp or telnet access. However, I
> thought I remembered that netatalk required a "real"
> shell. I thought if one used /dev/false then the
> students would no longer be able to access their files
> via netatalk. Netatalk access is very important. Has
> this changed? I thought I just read about someone who
> stumbled into this gotcha.
I have one setup where only few are allowed to telnet or ftp
the server. The shells in /etc/passwd are set to /bin/false,
which is perfectly ok, because it is a valid shell
(see /etc/shells). netatalk works well that way. ftp access
is disabled for most by using the tcpwrapper (see hosts.deny).
Btw, using /bin/true would still allow people to log on to
the X Window System, only if it exists of course...
Greetings,
Mike
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Michael Paesold, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vienna, Austria, Europe
