home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- .ce
- .ul
- disable-user <name>
- .sp
- .ul
- disable-user
- is used temporarily deny a user access to his account. The user is NOT
- frozen. The shell of the victim is changed to DISABLED_SH which should be a
- program to print a message explaining why the user is being denied access to
- his account and exit.
- .sp
- Historically
- .ul
- disable-user
- has been used to lock out people who have done something naughty like break
- into the system, pending either the termination of their account or hiring
- them as system staff.
- .sp
- Contrary to popular belief,
- .ul
- disable-user
- does not release a
- horde of daemons to maim a user.
-