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Old 05-17-2006, 05:18 AM   #1
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Disable account

How do I find disable account and enable account in my sysytem (I am using CLI mode(command line))
 
Old 05-17-2006, 05:52 AM   #2
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http://linuxgazette.net/issue32/tag_accounts.html

use "passwd -l username" to garble the encrypted password and effectively disable the account. or try "usermod -s /bin/false username" to stop them being able to log in.
 
  


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