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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!imci5!pull-feed.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.emeraldis.com!david From: david@emeraldis.com (David G. Cannon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Only one PPP account Date: Wed, 08 May 96 17:37:13 GMT Organization: Emerald Internet Services Lines: 27 Message-ID: <4mqmqh$r4e@jade.emeraldis.com> References: <4mnslr$las@mikasa.iol.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: david.emeraldis.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <4mnslr$las@mikasa.iol.it>, luba@tikal.net.gt (Luis F. Barrera) wrote: > Hi, > I'd like to know if I can limit one PPP account per user, I mean, > for example, if one person has logged into the BSDI machine, then no > other person can log into the same machine with the same account. > Besides, I'd like to know where I can put some account management code > after the user has logged into the machine with a PPP account. > To anyone: I'll appreciate any help. > > Luis F. Barrera > email: luba@tikal.net.gt > That's a very good question, and a very needed feature (in my opinion). I have already discussed this with the techs at BSDI, and basically they said there is not an easy way to do it. You would have to write a special script to handle this. The way I handle this is to monitor the users that are logged on as much as possible. You could also write a simple script to notify you via E-mail if there is more than one user logged on with the same username. This is especially good for evening hours when you can't monitor it. When this happens, I immediately kick both users off, and disable the account entirely. When the person calls, I inform them of the reason "our system" disabled their account, and I make them change their password before they are able to use the account again. This usually makes them think twice before giving their account information to a friend. :-) David G. Cannon.