samba - Nov 2003 - Linux Shell

Hi,

I was just wondering is it possible to disable the creation of the Linux
default files in user's home and disable shell login?

Regards,
Norman

Norman,
> I was just wondering is it possible to disable the creation of the Linux
> default files in user's home and disable shell login?
That's really a generic Linux question, however:

man login.defs:

CREATE_HOME (boolean)
This  defines whether useradd should create home directories for          
users by default.  This option is OR'ed  with  the  -m flag  on
useradd comman

...another way would be to use useradd but give it a totally empty
skeleton (man useradd).

DSL

Hi,

  If you perform adduser with the modifiers "-s /dev/false -d /dev/null
  -M" you will acomplish this.

       -s default_shell
              The name of the new user?s login shell.  The named program 
              will
              be used for all future new user accounts.

       -d home_dir
              The new user will be created using home_dir as the value
              for the
              user?s login directory.  The default is to append the login
              name
              to default_home and use that as the login directory name.

       -M     The user home directory will not be created, even if the 
       system
              wide settings from /etc/login.defs is to create home dirs.


Was that what you were looking for?
Where I got this info? man adduser, try it next time.

kinds regards,

  Manny Silva


On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:09:07 -0800, "Norman Zhang"
<nzhang@arkon-group.com> said:
> Hi,
> 
> I was just wondering is it possible to disable the creation of the Linux
> default files in user's home and disable shell login?
> 
> Regards,
> Norman
> 
> 
> 
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