Hello Humberto, Monday, July 07, 2003, 9:52:02 PM, you wrote:
> I have a network set up using LDAP. As users use only file services (Samba) and > e-mail > (Postfix, Courrier imap), they all have invalid shells (/sbin/nologin). Now I'm > adding a LTSP server to > make use of some old P100's to browse the Internet. Is there a way to let users > login with GDM without > giving them valid shells? I wouldn't like to give them valid shells for security > reasons. I > also wouldn't like to resolve this question throu a more complicated LDAP setup. > LDAP is an overkill for > our shop and has been the source of more problems then it's worth. I think you could set their shell to an existing binary which then could be listed in /etc/shells (on Debian 3)... Setting shell to /etc/passwd allows change of password after successful login (telnet or ssh) and not more (at least I hope, correct me if wrong). In which way does GDM validate shell: looking if the file exists or read /etc/shells too? > Also, I'm exporting the users' homes from the Samba server to the LTSP server > via NFS. Is there a problem > with this solution? Any conflict with users accessing the same file in differente > machines via differente > protocols? Should I be doing it differently, perhaps using a Samba client in the > LTSP machine? I don't see a problem. At home, I use both in parallel on the /home partition. > PS: I'm using RH9.0 and LTSP 3. Debian 3.0r1 and LTSP3 here. Best regards, Anselm Martin Hoffmeister Stockholm Projekt Computer-Service <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
