[CentOS] /etc/passwd.rpmnew changes "x" to "*"
Matt Seitz (matseitz)
matseitz at cisco.comSat Jun 28 20:40:13 UTC 2008
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> From: John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> > > * tells it to look in /etc/shadow, where I'd expect you would > find said > "x" for no login. I'm confused. My current "/etc/passwd" has "x" in the password field for user "root", and I can log in as root. The CentOS documentation also says that "x" means "use /etc/shadow": http://www.centos.org/docs/4/4.5/System_Administration_Guide/s2-redhat-config-users-process.html http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-isa-en-4/s1-acctsgrps-rhlspec.html -- Matt Seitz Manager, File System Virtualization Cisco Systems, Inc. .:|:.:|:.
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