Bruce Perens writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > [empty shell fields in /etc/passwd mean /bin/sh] > > This is common practice, and perhaps important if you are using > a Yellow Pages password database that originates on a different > system.
I see. I don't really approve, but such things are too late to change at this late stage of Unix's development ... > Use "/dev/null" as the shell if you want to disable the login. Perhaps this should be done for all the non-login accounts in /etc/passwd, by default ? Ian.
