Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread Delio Brignoli
Hi Chris, I created a tunnel user account and set /bin/false as its shell. On the client I launch ssh with the -N option and that does the trick for me. If you attempt to connect without the -N option you are immediately logged out. cheers -- Delio On 22/05/2009, at 11:56 AM, chris bayle

Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread Hadley Rich
On Fri, 2009-05-22 at 11:56 +1200, chris bayley wrote: > I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account exists > purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. There is > no requirement for an interactive shell on the host machine. What then I > can I specify as

Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread steve
On Fri, 2009-05-22 at 13:57 +1200, chris bayley wrote: > chris bayley wrote: > > Hi bods, > > > > I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account > > exists purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. > > There is no requirement for an interactive shell on the h

Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread chris bayley
chris bayley wrote: Hi bods, I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account exists purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. There is no requirement for an interactive shell on the host machine. What then I can I specify as the guest accounts shell ??? I

Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread chris bayley
Craig Falconer wrote: chsh username /bin/false Will that allow ssh tunnels still ? chris bayley wrote, On 22/05/09 11:58: I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account exists purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. There is no requirement for an inter

Re: a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread Craig Falconer
chsh username /bin/false Will that allow ssh tunnels still ? chris bayley wrote, On 22/05/09 11:58: I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account exists purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. There is no requirement for an interactive shell on the hos

a do nothing shell ?

2009-05-21 Thread chris bayley
Hi bods, I wish to create a guest account on a machine where that account exists purely for the ability to connect via SSH and create tunnels. There is no requirement for an interactive shell on the host machine. What then I can I specify as the guest accounts shell ??? I have noted various 'r

Re: Shutting down CLUG wiki (including Fwd: Adding content to the NZLUG/WLUG wiki)

2009-05-21 Thread steve
On Fri, 2009-05-22 at 09:52 +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote: > In recent years, pretty much the sole use of the CLUG wiki has been to > keep track of meetings and sometimes resources for those meetings. > > Given that meetings are currently on a significant hiatus, and that > the bulk of the technical c

Shutting down CLUG wiki (including Fwd: Adding content to the NZLUG/WLUG wiki)

2009-05-21 Thread Jim Cheetham
In recent years, pretty much the sole use of the CLUG wiki has been to keep track of meetings and sometimes resources for those meetings. Given that meetings are currently on a significant hiatus, and that the bulk of the technical content of the CLUG wiki is already on wiki.linux.net.nz[1], I'm p

Re: USB to VGA

2009-05-21 Thread Don Robertson
> well as using EdUbuntu rather than windows. Hmm - edubuntu. Is St Margaret's not eligible for Government support? I understood schools could get support for SUSE paid for by the Ministry of Education. I suppose St Margarets is still private? But anyway, are you using any of the server stuff fro

Re: USB to VGA

2009-05-21 Thread Leif Keane
Thanks to everyone who emailed advise and suggestions! The VNC was too slow (great to help people remotely but not fast enough to project a movie to a class). Running X remotely, although VERY interesting and having many possibilities (as well as being fun!), it was just too weird for a classroo