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ed36b0a2 2.TH banned 8 "20 April 1999" "Local tools"
3.SH NAME
4banned \- tells a user that he's banned
5.SH SYNOPSIS
6.B banned
7.SH USAGE
8Set a user's shell to the
9.B banned
10program's path, and put a file
11.B .banned
12in his or her home directory (owned by
13.B root
14by preference). When the user logs in, he or she will be told to go
15away, given the explanation from the
16.B .banned
17file, and logged out again. An entry is also made in the system logs,
18using the
19.B LOG_AUTH
20facility.
21.PP
22Don't put
23.B banned
24in the
25.B /etc/shells
26file!
27.SH FILES
28.TP 5
29.B .banned
30An explanation given to a user to explain why he or she should go away.
31.SH BUGS
32None planned.
33.SEE ALSO
34.BR chrootsh (8),
35.BR ushell (1).
36.SH AUTHOR
37Mark Wooding (mdw@nsict.org)