[KLUG Members] gnome users in a one app prison

[Russell Dillenburg]

7.2, that's what I have and yes /sbin/nologin does exist.

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From: members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org
[mailto:members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org]On Behalf Of Bruce Smith
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:23 PM
To: KLUG
Subject: RE: [KLUG Members] gnome users in a one app prison


> >> > /bin/false rulez!
> >> Yes, but things have advanced.  See:  /sbin/nologin  nologin(8)
> >> That way you can display custom nasty messages to the user when
> >> they try to login.  :-)
> >> And it's already in /etc/shells, so you don't need to add it
> >> (for FTP logins).
> >> | What version of redhat was this introduced in?
> >I don't know exactly.  It exists on my Redhat 9, 8.0 and 7.3 boxes.
>
> It isn't listed in /etc/shells (which I never use 'cause we are LDAPified)
> on my RedHat 7.1 box.

Does /sbin/nologin exist on 7.1?

> Anybody got a 7.2 box?

It looks like 7.2 or 7.3 is when it first appeared on Redhat.

> >It is NOT on my Redhat 6.2 box.
>
> It is NOT on my RedHat 4.2 box!

Imagine that!  :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
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