On 04/20/10 08:37, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2010-04-19, Andrew Klettke <aklet...@opticfusion.net> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm having a (cosmetic) problem with a couple of OpenBSD boxes that are 
>> using RADIUS authentication.
>>
>> When I install the OS, I create a local user with local authentication. 
>> After the box's network config is all done, I then change the login 
>> class of the user to so I can use RADIUS, by modifying 
>> /etc/master.passwd with `vipw', so it looks like this:
>> (removed):*:1000:10:radius:0:0::/home/(removed):/bin/ksh
>>
>> The problem then occurs when /etc/security runs, as it gives the 
>> following output:
>>
>> Checking the /etc/master.passwd file:
>> Login (removed) is off but still has a valid shell and alternate access 
>> files in
>>       home directory are still readable.
>>
>> This login is being used successfully with RADIUS, all is working as 
>> expected, I just want to get rid of this error. Any input?
>>
> 
> Set the encrypted password to *************
> 

Thank you Stuart for not recommending hacking away on /etc/security but
instad provide the "correct" answer. :-)

And while the awk-literate audience might have noticed that any
13-character string would suffice, I'd say "*************" is indeed the
most prevalent form thereof.

/Alexander

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