Randy McMurchy wrote: > Hi all, > > Noted on the NFS Utilities page the nobody user is created with a > valid login shell (/bin/bash). Due to my lack of knowledge with the > actual workings of NFS as it pertains to the nobody user, I'm wondering > if it actually needs a valid login shell. > > Why I'm asking is that I need to add a nobody user to the Samba > instructions, where this nobody user doesn't need a valid shell. > > Would this provide security considerations to the Samba installation? > > I realize a password is not set for the nobody user, so the exposure > would be minimal, but is it anything worth considering?
I never use a shell with user nobody. Double checking with RH, they don't either. We should do the same. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
