remove users from system
hi everybody, i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound a little stupid the problem i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to keep them how can i remove those users completely? and is there something like a /etc/shadow file? please cc me on the answer as i am not in the list thanks in advance olaf ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: remove users from system
OLAF STEIN wrote: i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them Run pwd_mkdb. It would be a good idea to use vipw when editting password files directly, BTW -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: remove users from system
On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:14 am, OLAF STEIN wrote: hi everybody, i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound a little stupid the problem i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to keep them how can i remove those users completely? and is there something like a /etc/shadow file? Use vipw to do the delete. You deleted the text in the shadow text file and left /etc/master.passwd with the previous working version. You can force the update of master.passwd but I think you should get used to using vipw. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: remove users from system
hi everybody, i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound a little stupid the problem i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to keep them how can i remove those users completely? and is there something like a /etc/shadow file? You said you did what rmuser does manually. I presume that means that you did not use rmuser directly. So, what did you use to delete the entry from the /etc/passwd file? As you have guessed, there is a 'shadow' file (which is called master.passwd). There is also a password database (pwd.db). If you edit /etc/passwd directly, then neither master.passwd nor pwd.db will be correctly updated. So, you need to use a utility called 'vipw'. It is just like using vi. type vipw, do your editing - remove the line from the file - and write/quit to get out. When you leave vipw with a write, it will automatically update master.passwd and pwd.db for you. jerry please cc me on the answer as i am not in the list Oh, you should be. You would learn so much. /jrm thanks in advance olaf ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: remove users from system
OLAF STEIN wrote: [ pls wrap your lines at column 72-76 (for those reading mail in a text console - thanks ] i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound a little stupid the problem i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to keep them You can also safely use rmuser, since it will prompt whether the home directory is to be removed or not. Simon signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: remove users from system
On Thu 2004-05-13 (11:31), Kent Stewart wrote: On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:14 am, OLAF STEIN wrote: hi everybody, i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound a little stupid the problem i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) the users are still able to login after i deleted them the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to keep them how can i remove those users completely? and is there something like a /etc/shadow file? Use vipw to do the delete. You deleted the text in the shadow text file and left /etc/master.passwd with the previous working version. You can force the update of master.passwd but I think you should get used to using vipw. /etc/passwd is a world readable version on /etc/master.passwd so that no one can see your password hash. editing /etc/passwd is pointless, and editing /etc/master.passwd to delete a user is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Use pw userdel -rn username to delete the user from /etc/master.passwd, rebuild the pwd.db, remove him/her from all the groups and kill their homedir. Editing master.passwd is a *VERY* bad idea unless you use vipw, which rebuilds pwd.db so in short, DON'T. Read the man pages for pw, as it is very useful for manipulating users and groups. Hope this helps. -Ox -- /~\ The ASCII ASCII stupid question, get a EBCDIC ANSI. \ / Ribbon Campaign John Oxley X Against HTMLhttp://oxo.rucus.net/ / \ Email! oxo at rucus.ru.ac.za Personally, I'd rather pay for my freedom than live in a bitmapped, pop-up-happy dungeon like NT. -- Thomas Scoville ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
