Re: Adding users

From: Distribution Lists (dist-lists_at_e-securenetworks.net)
Date: 07/21/03

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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:14:34 -0500 (CDT)

    The account has a password. I can logon if in /etc/passwd I set to a vaild
    shell, i.e. /bin/bash

    Regards

    > Distribution Lists wrote:
    >> I tried that, but you can't login with ftp
    >>
    >>
    >>>At 7/21/2003 11:47 -0500, you wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>I am running RH 7.2 and wu-ftp.
    >>>>Does anyone know how I would setup ftp for users but not give them
    >>>> access
    >>>>to other services like telnet, ssh etc...
    >>>
    >>>Set their shell to /bin/false or /bin/nologin.
    >>>
    >>>
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    > I think (underline think) that if you just set the account to have no
    > password, you cannot get a shell. I'm not sure, so you may want to take
    > that with a grain of salt before trying it.
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