The Merit version is easy in another way, too. (Thanks, Dave!)
The Merit version checks the system's /etc/shells file for requests
which are authenticated using the /etc/passwd file. If the user's
entry in /etc/passwd has a shell entry (like /bin/false) which is
not in the /etc/shells file, the Merit server will fail to authenticate
this user. You may have /bin/false as the user's shell for some
users whom you don't want to actually log onto your UNIX box.
Regards,
web....
-- William Bulley, N8NXN Senior Systems Research Programmer Merit Network Inc. Domain: web@merit.edu 4251 Plymouth Road MaBell: (313) 764-9993 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-2785 Fax: (313) 747-3185