Bug#1794: bin/sh is shell when none specified in /etc/passwd

[Bruce Perens <bruce@Pixar.com>]

ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk said:
> [empty shell fields in /etc/passwd mean /bin/sh]

This is common practice, and perhaps important if you are using
a Yellow Pages password database that originates on a different
system. Use "/dev/null" as the shell if you want to disable the login.

	Thanks

	Bruce


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