Re: securing pop3
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:26:03 -0500 (EST)
Mike Dresser <mdresser_l@windsormachine.com> wrote:
> That lets you in just fine unfortunately.
>
> mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser:
>
> x:~# login
> x login: mdresser
> Password:
> Last login: Mon Feb 10 16:23:51 2003 on pts/1
> Linux x 2.4.20 #1 SMP Sun Feb 2 22:20:23 EST 2003 i686 unknown
> You have mail.
> mdresser@x:~$
How can it be possible ? Doesn't the system normally check at the shell
field value in /etc/passwd to look for the shell to use ?
Is it using a default shell in the case where no shell value is specified
?
--
vincenzo
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