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In Ubuntu, How can I check which users has the rights to login allowed ?
Can I see it in the passwd file?
The question is how can I see if a user account has the right to login in the usual login page
Thanks
Can I see it in the passwd file?
The question is how can I see if a user account has the right to login in the usual login page
Thanks
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farzanj
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If the users users ssh keys, then the leading ! in /etc/shadow doesn't actually lock them out from remote access. It only blocks password access. A fully locked out user has both the leading ! and an invalid login shell, or just a commented out password entry.
Yes, /etc/passwd file gives you access right for every user unless the users are allowed through SSH authorization.
Even SSH relies on /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow mechanism except in case of ssh public/private key certificates in which case, it would bypass passwords completely. But in this case there would be ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file with public part of certificates.