Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> Setting the login shell of the user to /bin/true disables local and
> remote logins on a terminal, but should allow logins with XDM, see
> http://bugs.debian.org/5212.  Not sure whether it will work with GDM,
> though.

That rings a bell, indeed, thanks.
But reading through the thread, it's pretty clear that what "set shell
to /bin/true" should mean is in the eye of the beholder, so it doesn't
sound too safe.
Would it also prevent access with sftp?


        Stefan