[Freeipa-users] user account without password

[Alexander Frolushkin]

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Kosek [mailto:mkosek at redhat.com]
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 1:21 PM
To: Alexander Frolushkin (SIB); freeipa-users at redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Freeipa-users] user account without password

>On 04/10/2015 06:36 AM, Alexander Frolushkin wrote:
>> Hello!
>> Is there any direct or indirect way to create a IPA user accounts without usable password?
>> So, no one can ever authenticate this accounts using the account password (so it will be the only way to use account via "sudo su - username" from another account)?

>You can simply create a user without Kerberos password assigned (do not use --password option or "ipa passwd" command) and use "--shell /sbin/nologin" as other system accounts that are usually found on the system.

Thank you, I hope this will work as blank root password in default Ubuntu :)
Some notes - I think /sbin/nologin will make this account completely non-interactive, even via sudo.
Also, if such account will also exist locally (my case), it will not be controlled by HBAC rules - it can be a some kind of security trap...


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