> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf Of Voytek Eymont
> Sent: Sunday, 20 July 2003 11:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] users with no shell access, only 
> ftp;editing passwd
> file to
> 
> 
> ** Reply to note from Shaun Oliver 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 20 Jul 2003 23:23:21 +1000
> 
> 
> > use /bin/false
> 
> Shaun,
> 
> hmmm, it worked, but, I can't ftp either...
> 
> Voytek Eymont

Is /bin/false listed in /etc/shells ??  The ftp daemon needs to know about the shells 
users have so when they type "!" to get a shell whilst using ftp, it can find the 
shell.  I had this problem on a Solaris box after a bunch of users switched to tsch :P

--James
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