Re: [webmin-l] error in documentation ???

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

That is very odd.
Try turning off the nscd process, which caches the password file. You can do
this in Webmin's Bootup and Shutdown module.

 - Jamie

On 31/Aug/2006 00:56 and...@fr... wrote ..
> Perhaps I found the explanation.....
> If I change the shell via webmin, I have to reboot the box to get the
> changes active... (?)
> 
> Stopping and restarting SSH server has not effect
> 
> So I changed the shell from /bin/bash to something not existing, but I
> still was using /bin/bash
> 
> If I reboot, then I get:
> 
> if /bin/bash   ----> login ok
> if /bin/false  -----> close putty window
> if /shellnotexists --> access denied, wrong username or password
> 
> everytime I change a shell of every user I have to reboot the
> box.........................
> SO documentation is OK, but actually it seems to me really strange having
> to reboot........
> 
> thanks,
> ANdrea
> 
> 
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> On 30/Aug/2006 05:31 and...@fr... wrote ..
> > Hi all,
> > I think that could exists an error in documentation.
> >
> > I am trying to create users which can only use mail.
> >
> > So I put /bin/false in their shell, and it is OK.
> >
> > But this is the end of the story; according to the webmin documentation
> > :
> >
> > ...
> > When a user logs in via telnet or at the console, or opens an xterm
> window
> > in X the users shell program will be run to interpret commands entered.
> > If
> > a user does not have a valid shell program or has one that does nothing
> > (like /bin/false), then that user will not be able to login. This can
> be
> > useful when creating users who can only read and send email.
> > ...
> >
> > If you leave the shell field empty, or put a non existing program (like
> > /shellnotexists as shell field)  you CAN login via putty (ssh)
> > (of course you had to permit login by password) and issue any kind of
> > commands (ls, cd ......)
> >
> > If you correctly put /bin/false in the shell field, you login via putty
> > (ssh) and the window is closed immediatly (correct)
> >
> > I am running Suse 10.1 with latest kernel and patch
> >
> > I think that could be fine to update the help field
> 
> So if the shell field is empty, when shell does a user get after logging
> in?
> I am very surprised that this works, unless the SSH server on some systems
> is automatically falling back to the /bin/sh shell if no valid shell is
> set
> in /etc/passwd.
> 
>  - Jamie
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