On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Mukund wrote:
> I hate username/password, So in earlier (rh4.2 to 6.0) installation I used
> to make the password entry blank in /etc/paswd like msd::
> I applied same to 6.2 and my blank password was not recognized.
you need to do that in /etc/shadow . Don't remove the * in the
second field of /etc/passwd.
> There after box was refusing any new users also.
> It does not recognize any password change also.
> Old username are still accepted with old passwd only.
It simply means /etc/shadow still has the hash for the old passwd,
which is obvious from the fact you changed in /etc/passwd and shadow
> I have disabled md5, shadow etc.
Oops!! (Whatever written above is waste :( But probably your
disabling is not working.
Try without disabling these. The above works on my system (checked just
now)
>
> How can I revert back to plain passwd scheme (with blank passwd), No worry
> the box is as safe as Fort Knox :-))
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