Re: OT: Linux and BSD..helpw with disabling accts..

2000-02-10 Thread Brian Anderson
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Arni Raghu wrote: > 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 > co

Re: OT: Linux and BSD..helpw with disabling accts..

2000-02-10 Thread fbujanic
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, &

OT: Linux and BSD..helpw with disabling accts..

2000-02-10 Thread Arni Raghu
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/