Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!athena.mit.edu!jik From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) Subject: Re: chfn...can I?? Message-ID: <1991Apr3.201918.20612@athena.mit.edu> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology References: Date: Wed, 3 Apr 91 20:19:18 GMT Lines: 20 In article , shahryar@sfsuvax1.SFSU.EDU (Persian Nightmare) writes: |> In chfn, could I turn off the ability to change the REAL name unless done |> bye a superuser?? How is it possible?? Get a the sources to a version of passwd/chfn/chsh and recompile it after modifying it to restrict as you want. There are several versions floating around the net. There's probably also code in /bsd-sources on ftp.uu.net, or on many other sites. You might also want to check out /pub/npasswd or /pub/mnt/source/ut/npasswd (both directories) on emx.utexas.edu. I found those using archie. If you're on a SysV type system, you might be able to use the chfn in the comp.sources.unix archives. -- Jonathan Kamens USnail: MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace jik@Athena.MIT.EDU Allston, MA 02134 Office: 617-253-8085 Home: 617-782-0710