47.16. Limiting Who Can Log In
By default, Usermin lets any UNIX user on your system log in—even root. If this is not what you want, it can be configured to allow or deny access by only certain users or the members of certain groups. This can be useful if many users on your system exist only to receive and download email or upload files with FTP, or if you want to deny root access. It is also possible to prevent users from logging in if they do not have a shell in a certain file, just as most FTP servers do.
To control who can log in to Usermin, follow these steps:
1. | Click on the Allowed Users and Groups icon on the module's main page. |
2. | To give only certain users access, select Only allow listed users and fill in the text box with a list of ... |
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