RE: Email accounts on FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE

Ok, maybe...yes I read what I wrote and didn't quite explain what I really
wanted to say.

I want to setup accounts on my box so users can retrieve emails by accessing
my pop server. Do I need to setup user accounts on my box with the "adduser"
command? I don't want them to be able to have access to the shell by any
means.  Is like when I wanted to give someone access to my ftp server I just
created an account and took out the shell part in the passwd file.  Sorry my
english is not the greatest.  Trying to explain something and can't find the
right words.

Is that a bit better to understand?

A

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Mark Murray
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 4:51 PM
To: Alex Ayala
Cc: freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Email accounts on FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE


"Alex Ayala" writes:
>
> I got a question, if I want to create an email account on my Freebsd 5.1
> box, but not let them have shell access do I just do a "adduser" and
specify
> /sbin/nologin?

"If I want an off-road vehicle, do I just buy a Land Rover?" It usually
comes to quite a lot more than that, depending on what it is you want
to do _exactly_.

The above will work in certain circumstances, but simple testing will
tell you that. What we can't tell is whether you need a Land Rover or
a Bulldozer. :-)

M
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Mark Murray
iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH
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