On closer examination i found that /etc/shadow was not there at all. I am
confident i did not delete it. And I am also sure I have disabled shadow
password while installation it self.
I feel pam causing the problem.
How do i disable pam?
Thank god I had a few more user with uid/gid=0.
I think I have messed up a lot and reinstallation is the only option.
Regards,
Mukund Deshmukh
Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
Web Site - www.betacomp.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Rahul Jindal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [LIH] Password
>chmod +w /etc/shadow (as root)
>remove the entry in the second column corresponding to the user in question
>save and quit
>
>chmod -x /etc/shadow (optional)
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mukund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 11:18 AM
>Subject: [LIH] Password
>
>
>> 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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