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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Need easy-to-use admin software for adding/deleting users...
Date: 4 Oct 1996 01:22:06 GMT
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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In article <slrn556ceq.apv.dtucker@roosevelt.starlinknet.net>,
	dtucker@digital.netvoyage.net (Denoid Tucker) writes:
> I'm running 2.1-STABLE and was looking for an easy-to-use admin tool
> for deleting users so my customer service people can run it sudo root
> and not use vipw.  Even one that just locks the password and doesn't
> delete anything would be great.  I'm open to any and all suggestions.

Take a look at /usr/src/usr.sbin/vipw/pw_util.*

You can write a tiny program that uses this module - it just file locks
the master password file.  Remember, you should wander around your system
and at least "chown nobody" the users files first.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....