[SOLVED] Setting up a Linux server with shell accounts. (Slackware 13)

madsovenielsen · 03-31-2011, 03:43 AM

Hello

How do i configure the system and user accounts so that the users can't access each others directories, delete system files, install packages etc. ?

I know i am probably going to need tools like chmod mkdir useradd

But i can't figure out how.

If you know a good tutorial, please point me in that direction.

/mads

acid_kewpie · 03-31-2011, 03:44 AM

so they *can't* do this? That's just a default user... read the useradd manpage and add away. Or use whatever gui tools are provided on the system, assuming there are some.

madsovenielsen · 03-31-2011, 03:48 AM

Okay.

How do i run scripts when a user log in ?

/mads

Frakir · 04-13-2011, 11:58 AM

If I were doing this, I'd create a file called /bin/userlogin:

Code:

script1
script2
bash

Then, run:

Code:

chown root:root /bin/userlogin
chmod 755 /bin/userlogin

to protect the file from modification

I'd then change the user's entry in /etc/passwd from:

Code:

frakir:x:5011:100:Frakir,,,:/home/frakir:/bin/bash

to

Code:

frakir:x:5011:100:Frakir,,,:/home/frakir:/bin/userlogin

Then, when that user would log in, the userlogin script would be run, dropping them to bash when it was finished.
Alternatively, you could add the script to the end of /etc/profile, but that applies to everyone, not just the users you want it to apply to.