BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Not able to use the backuppc account in freebsd

2011-05-03 15:57:42
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Not able to use the backuppc account in freebsd
From: Timothy J Massey <tmassey AT obscorp DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 15:50:37 -0400
"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" <backuppc AT kosowsky DOT org> wrote on 05/03/2011 01:43:54 PM:

> As (marginally) added security, I give my 'backuppc' /etc/passwd entry
> the shell '/sbin/nologin' -- which works with sudo but disallows
> simple 'su' login. So a real shell is not necessary...


This is also the default for the several BackupPC RPM's I've used in the past (which was a while ago, so YMMV).

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