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

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

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