[cobalt-users] Re: using the admin GUI questions

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > if so, the changes i'm making are turning shell access on and off
> > > for various users. can i just change /etc/passwd directly? or will
> > > this muck up the GUI?
> >
> > Users informations are not stored in the passwd file, ecxept admins.
>
> correct me if i'm wrong but in the /etc/passwd file it has either
> /bin/bash (for users with shell access) or /bin/badsh (for those with no
> shell access).

You are correct. There is also an entry in the PostgreSQL database that the 
UI uses to display the current status of shell access for a user.  So 
changes to /etc/passwd directly will not be accurately reflected in the 
UI. Other than that there should be no issue.

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