[CentOS] /etc/passwd.rpmnew changes "x" to "*"

[Matt Seitz (matseitz)]

What would be the effect of changing the password field in "/etc/passwd" from "x" to "*"?  I noticed I have an "/etc/passwd.rpmnew" file which changes the password of many service accounts from "x" to "*".  I am wondering if I should merge those changes into my "/etc/passwd" file.


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Matt Seitz
Manager, File System Virtualization
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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