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Re: Deleting shells for users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pete Jackson)
Tue Nov 24 16:12:58 1998
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 21:11:38 +0000
From: Pete Jackson <pete@complete.co.uk>
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edit the /etc/passwd file for the specific user and replace the end of the account line with /dev/null instead of
/bin/bash....works a treat.
Tomas Buday wrote:
> i guess it's a good idea to edit /etc/default/useradd
> before adding the next 100 users;)
> but for now, use 'sed' or 'vi' to substitute the shell field
> with something else.
>
> > I have several users added to a RH 5.0 machine so they can get their email from IMAP. However, I want
> > to change their accounts so they cannot access the machine. In other words, they get no shell if they log in.
> > What is the best way to do this? I need to be able to do this from the command line as the GUI
> > tools are not available. What needs to be used as a replacement for the standard shell in each users entry.
> > TIA
>
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