try passwd -l username fil On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Arni Raghu wrote: >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:24:43 -0500 >From: Arni Raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: la <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: OT: Linux and BSD..helpw with disabling accts.. > >Hi, >I have a bunch of machines mostly linux and 1/2 BSD boxes...Now to disable >user accounts I simple append a "*" to the passwd field in the shadow >file..It works just fine.. > >Now I try the same on my BSD box..no luck it just logs the user in..of >course right now I have the shell pointed to /bin/pwd..so he actually cannot >login but the user can easily read mail using external programs and this is >what I want to disallow.. > >I guess the crypt program is diffn in BSD where I guess it ignores the "*" . >Anybody have a quick workaround?? > >Thx, >Arni > >-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/ > -====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/
