in FreeBSD the "shadow" password is located: /etc/master.password but passwords are checked against its database version (something like passdb I'm not sure)On January 7, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:I am assuming that you edited the /etc/passwd file via vi or another text editor? If this is the case, appending a $ to the machine account will not work under FreeBSD. Instead as root type vipw and then append the $ to the machine account. I have done this and it works under FreeBSD.Jeff MeyerPossibly the difference vipw makes is that it updates your shadow file, if you have one. While I'm all in favour of 'smart' interfaces like vipw, it's as well to know what's going on in the background as well. So, check /etc/shadow (if it exists) to see if your useraccount is mentioned there without the $. Cheers, Waider.
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