hai Mukund 

try 
command passwd with -d option to disable passwd 
 
passwd -d 



shubh
REC-Surat
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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.
> 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.
> I have disabled md5, shadow etc.
> 
> How can I revert back to plain passwd scheme (with blank passwd), No worry
> the box is as safe as Fort Knox :-))
> 
> Regards,
> Mukund Deshmukh
> Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
> Web Site - www.betacomp.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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