Re: /bin/passwd as shell

2002-01-24 Thread David N Moore
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 11:17:59AM -0600, Rob VanFleet wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 07:23:35AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Rob VanFleet On this list (I beleive) I saw someone mention the use of /bin/passwd as a shell for mail-only users so they can easily change

Re: /bin/passwd as shell

2002-01-24 Thread David N Moore
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 11:17:59AM -0600, Rob VanFleet wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 07:23:35AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Rob VanFleet On this list (I beleive) I saw someone mention the use of /bin/passwd as a shell for mail-only users so they can easily change

blocking an ip after n failed login attempts

2001-08-15 Thread David N Moore
Hi, I have been poking around with google looking for some ideas for a solution to this problem. Can you think of an easy way to block all connections from a certain ip if it tries log in say 5 times and fails? The idea being that it would stop someone from using a dictionary-based

blocking an ip after n failed login attempts

2001-08-15 Thread David N Moore
Hi, I have been poking around with google looking for some ideas for a solution to this problem. Can you think of an easy way to block all connections from a certain ip if it tries log in say 5 times and fails? The idea being that it would stop someone from using a dictionary-based