On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> Richard Adams wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > Looking at the passwd line below, the system operator did not set a
> > > > passwd for "test" to start with, which is a bad thing.
> > >
> > > Not even true. That 'x' means one of two things:
> >
> > I beg to differ on item 1), when no shadow is used it will still show
> > an x. which means the sysop did not set the passwd like the doco says.
>
>
> And that would differ from what I wrote how??
>
Ah!, yes i see your point, i must have been half asleep, well who
would'nt be after 6 weeks bed rest with back troubles.
I sent my mail on the basis of the x being the cause of the sysop not
setting a passwd. What i realy missed was your explanation of other
passwd authentication.
On another note, sometimes a file will apier in /etc called i think
passwd.lck which interfers in one way or another when trying to
change passwds.
As to the exacht name i seem to have forgotten.
I'm sorry to have missed your point, of course you were correct.
Six pack on me..
> > > 1) The account is locked from login (no password has yet been set)
> > >
>
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> Steve Philp
> Network Administrator
> Advance Packaging Corporation
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Regards Richard
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