disable user login

[juno2]

Cos I would like to do the db maintanence , how can I temparory disable the user login ? thx.

[T G Manikandan · Accepted solution]

If it is hpux user then

lock
#passwd -l

unlock
#passwd


Thanks

[juno2]

thx TG , but how can i disable all user login ?

[Pete Randall]

Use the /etc/nologin functionality of /etc/default/security. See this thread:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x78ae50dde50cd71190050090279cd0f9,00.html


Pete

[T G Manikandan]

create a file

#cd /etc
#touch nologin


Thanks

[T G Manikandan]

HP doc

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000062907697

[Domenico_5]

hi

you can reboot your system and go in single user mode.

steps:

1) reboot and interrupt it when you read on console < press any key..>

2) write bo and answer yes when you read

3) at the prompt write hpux -is

4) wait for the boot

5) when you have the prompt write mount -a for mounting all file system

Ok now you are in single user and you can work only you on console.

regards

[T G Manikandan]

Do check this

http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x376efd3f91d3d5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

[Bill Hassell]

As mentioned, the file /etc/nologin can be used to prevent ordinary user logins (root can still login), but ONLY at 11.0 or higher and for poorly patched versions of 11.0, it will not work. You can create the functionality by editing /etc/profile (and /etc/csh.login and any other non-standard shell profiles) to add something like this:

if [ -r /etc/nologin ]
then
if [ "$(/usr/bin/id -u)" = "0" ]
then
/usr/bin/banner "No user"
/usr/bin/banner "logins"
echo
echo "System Maintenance underway"
else
/usr/bin/clear
echo "No logins allowed at this time"
echo
/sbin/cat /etc/nologin
sleep 5
exit
fi
fi