why is /usr/bin/passwd in /etc/shells
hi, can somebody tell me why there is /usr/bin/passwd in the /etc/shells? -- HosHy
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Well it could be because U can set it up as a shell for users that are not authorized to login and they can only change their password. - --- Bogdan Zapca System Administrator SC EcoSoft SA Internet Service Provider 1-7 Deva st, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Tel: +40 64 199696 PGP: http://www.itotal.ro/lupe@admin2.ecosoft.ro.pgp http://www.ecosoft.ro On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Thorsten Stoelk wrote:
hi,
can somebody tell me why there is /usr/bin/passwd in the /etc/shells?
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HosHy
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Exactly, for instance for ftp Accounts, that the ftp users have a chance to change their passwords. Bogdan Zapca wrote:
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Well it could be because U can set it up as a shell for users that are not authorized to login and they can only change their password.
- --- Bogdan Zapca System Administrator SC EcoSoft SA Internet Service Provider 1-7 Deva st, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Tel: +40 64 199696 PGP: http://www.itotal.ro/lupe@admin2.ecosoft.ro.pgp http://www.ecosoft.ro
On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Thorsten Stoelk wrote:
hi,
can somebody tell me why there is /usr/bin/passwd in the /etc/shells?
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HosHy
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hi,
can somebody tell me why there is /usr/bin/passwd in the /etc/shells?
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HosHy
http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/articles/kben10000135.html gives an example of why. Kurt
On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Kurt Seifried wrote:
can somebody tell me why there is /usr/bin/passwd in the /etc/shells?
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HosHy
http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/articles/kben10000135.html
gives an example of why.
It looks like the website has been reorganized. Kurt's article can now be found at: http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/10000100/kben10000135.html dproc
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