thanks, John <quote who="John Clarke"> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:42:50 +1000, Voytek wrote:
> I'd use /sbin/nologin instead, but whatever you use, make sure it's > listed in /etc/shells. I have these in /etc/shells: /bin/sh /bin/bash /sbin/nologin /bin/bash2 /bin/ash /bin/bsh /bin/tcsh /bin/csh /bin/false looking at /etc/passwd, it seems all current 'web' users have '/bin/false', and, some 'service users' (like clam) have '/sbin/nologin' >> how do I set the 'no shell' part as a defualt for future users ? > > Edit /etc/default/useradd. currently have this: # useradd defaults file GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel >> 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 can I edit /etc/passwd directly ? to alter home path ? shell ? thanks again -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
