X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_THEBAT X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:11:51 +0400 From: Andrey Repin Reply-To: Andrey Repin Message-ID: <598357392.20111017181151@mtu-net.ru> To: Corinna Vinschen Subject: Re: Where is /bin/nologin In-Reply-To: <20111014115530.GA31063@calimero.vinschen.de> References: <32647652.post@talk.nabble.com> <20111013212001.GB7035@jethro.local.lan> <32649084.post@talk.nabble.com> <20111014083252.GB12878@calimero.vinschen.de> <864630202.20111014140440@mtu-net.ru> <20111014115530.GA31063@calimero.vinschen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Greetings, Corinna Vinschen! >> I would advice against giving any clues about account status, for security >> reasons. > It's what Linux' /sbin/nologin' prints, too. Actually it's the whole > idea of /sbin/nologin' per the man page: Right you are. However, I haven't seen /bin/nologin used on any Linux box I've come across in all my Linux experience. :) It was /bin/false for accounts you don't want to be logged in locally. -- WBR, Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 17.10.2011, <17:58> Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple