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

[<and...@fr...>]

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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