Re: What to do about nologin(8)?

Andrey Chernov <ache_at_nagual.pp.ru> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 05:45:07PM +0000, Colin Percival wrote:
>>   For security reasons, nologin(8) must be statically linked;
>
> What that mystical reasons are, exactly? I see no one while it is not have
> s-bit set. At least -current /sbin is dynamically linked, so nologin must
> too.

See for example: http://www.mindsec.com/files/5JP0H2A7PW.html

Arne
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