[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# shadowconfig off Shadow passwords are now off. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# chage tintin chage : impossible d'ouvrir le fichier des mots de passe [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# echo $? 1
So, chage fails with an errorlevel set to 1 when there are no active shadow passwords. Isn't that enough for adduser to detect the failure and behave appropriately? Or do you mean you'd prefer having a dedicated error level? --
