Hello Magus,

> I have a question about /etc/passwd...

> I typically go thru and put a * in all accounts except for 'root' and change
> the shell to '/bin/false' when I first setup a box, to make sure the account
> cannot be logged into. Is there a specific reason why this is not done? Are
> there any implications I just haven't noticed about doing this? Am I just
> retarded and missing something obvious? It doesn't seem to break anything
> when I do that, but thought I'd ask for someone else's input/opinion.

No `su user -c' can be done with invalid shell.

-- Vasily



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