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Re: One time user access



Scott Henson wrote:

> I was wondering if there was anyway to create a user that could only
> login once and then was invalid.  See the thing is that I have to use
> telnet to login from a windows machine to do some work with the gcc.  I
> dont want to have to expose my machine to unnecessary security risks, so
> I was wondering if I could create something like one time login name and
> password pair, so that even if someone did obtain the user name/password
> pair from sniffing off the net, they wouldnt be able to use if cause it
> would be deleted off the system.  I dont know how clear I have been or
> if it is even possible, but any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thankyou
> Scott Henson
>

Check out man 5 shadow

I'm pretty sure you can get what you want by manipulating the aging parameters
the right way.

John P Foster
http://www.golden-orb.com




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