Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <support@××××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-server <gentoo-server@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Quick NIS lesson
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:32:22
Message-Id: 1087590730.6869.9.camel@wlt.obsidian-studios.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-server] Quick NIS lesson by Jason Qualkenbush
1 On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 15:08, Jason Qualkenbush wrote:
2 > I'll get right into my problem. I have an internal web server that I
3 > don't want anyone but me to log into. However, this webserver needs to
4 > use NIS/NFS so it can automount users home directories for public_html.
5 > I tried to restrict people from logging in using these lines in passwd:
6 >
7 > +myusername::::::
8 > +:!!:+:+:+:+:/bin/false
9
10 Not sure off hand where you are trying to place that. In /etc/passwd or
11 a nis config file?
12
13 Do you want to restrict people from just that machine or logging into
14 any machine using NIS/NFS?
15
16 One way would be with hosts.allow hosts.deny. You can control access to
17 that machine only that way. Deny all users but yourself. Many ways to go
18 about it.
19
20 Restricting them from logging in period is even easier. That you do on
21 the NIS server.
22
23 --
24 Sincerely,
25 William L. Thomson Jr.
26 Support Group
27 Obsidian-Studios, Inc.
28 http://www.obsidian-studios.com