[X-Unix] Remote force logout and lockout of user

[Alexandre Gauthier]

Basically, in a _real_ UNIX environment, you can use the password file and
just add an exclamation mark in front of their password hash.

I wonder if the wonders of netinfo would be of any help...

On 14/06/04 00:37, "luke" <etyrnal at ameritech.net> wrote:

> 
> On Sunday, June 13, 2004, at 06:53  PM, James Bucanek wrote:
> 
>> Doesn't work on mine.  Sure, it logs the user out, but loginwindow
>> just restarts and logs 'em right back in again.
>> 
>> I also tried 'killall -u baduser' with similar results.
>> 
>> Personally, I'd just take the gloves off.  Change the password, then
>> 
>>     sudo reboot
>> 
>> James
> 
> sure would be cool to find out that there is a unix-way to set a
> enable/disable account bit for a user...
> 
> maybe
> 
> just rename their account like...
> 
> rename it from jackass-teenager to _jackass-teenager  until you figure
> out what's going on...
> 
> 
> how is it that they have access in the first place??
> 
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