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Re: Suggestions for and questions about ssh-host-config


On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 11:59:36PM -0400, Shawn Behrens wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> suggestions first. About the newly created sshd NT account and user for 
> privsep:
> 
> - I'd love an  /ACTIVE:NO  option added to the net user command. I have 
> tested this, it works well. I'd much prefer a disabled account to an active 
> account with no password. Okay, no password, so no remote access, but at 
> the same time: No password!
> - Along the same lines, I'd much prefer /bin/false to /bin/bash as the 
> default shell added to the /etc/passwd entry for sshd. Again, I tested it, 
> it works.

Why didn't you send your patches with this mail?  Anyway, I add these changes.

> And now my question:
> 
> If sshd is still running, ssh-host-config displays a message asking for it 
> to be shut down first, then continues. The exit 1 statement has been 
> commented out. Is this deliberate, or a holdover from testing?

The latter.

Thanks for the report,
Corinna

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