[lug] Nobody need shell?

David Morris lists at morris-clan.net
Tue Aug 21 16:12:52 MDT 2001


Every user needs a shell, but it does not have to be a working shell.
Many people set users that don't (or shouldn't) log in to a shell such
as /bin/false.

--David

On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Shannon Johnston wrote:

> Does the user nobody need a shell?? I thought they only needed a UID and
> GID.
> 
> Shannon
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