Quoting Daniel Kabs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I can reproduce this on a Debian "sarge". > > How I came across this bug: > Using useradd to add an account for use with "vsftpd". > > Consequences: > As the shell field in /etc/passwd was empty, "vsftp" did not allow this new > user to log in because its shell was not listed in /etc/shells. > > Workaround: > To fix this, i ran 'useradd -D -s /bin/bash' to change the default shell for > new users.
To solve this bug, we actually have two solutions: -force a default non-empty shell as proposed in the patch by M. Quinson -supply a /etc/default/useradd file with at least SHELL uncommented (and other possible variables commented) We will very certainly do the latter. So, has anyone an objection for us to supply /etc/default/useradd with: SHELL=/bin/sh Alex, this bug was assigned to you... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
