On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:42:50 +1000, Voytek wrote:
> all the users on my RH server (apart from me) are web/mail users, that is,
> they only need ftp access, no ssh, no shell
>
> is this the correct way to create them (the /bin/false part):
>
> adduser domain.com.au -s /bin/false -p passwd
I'd use /sbin/nologin instead, but whatever you use, make sure it's
listed in /etc/shells.
> how do I set the 'no shell' part as a defualt for future users ?
Edit /etc/default/useradd.
> how can I verify the 'no shell' is set (apart from trying to ssh login (as
Look in /etc/passwd. The last field on each line is the shell, e.g.:
johnc:x:500:500:John Clarke:/home/johnc:/bin/bash
Cheers,
John
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