[quote] the idea below
[/quote] i meant the original post by Samuel Gitta which i didnt have below ...sorry about that.. cheers -Z On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 19:58, David Lubowa wrote: > well i wouldnt say changing "passwords" would be very useful because you > will have to change the "passwords" back, and imagine if you had to > remember "passwords" for ~100 people , it would suck ...!! the idea > below > is actually not bad at all , if i was to play with "passwords" i would > use > the: > > "passwd" -l <user_name> ( would lock the "password" for this user and > > the user cant really pop their e-mail , > > thats if theyare systems users.) > > > "passwd" -u <user_name> ( would unlock the "passsword" and the user can > then use their old "password") > > > > > the above would be a quick and effective way of disabling an account , > you could take it a step further and write a shell script to send a user > a message when they log on which tells them that their account is > disabled , thats if they have pine/mutt access to your box. > > > ma 2 shillings :) > > > -Z > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
