> On a HP-UX 11 system we have an account that was created by a script, with > a locked account - i.e. a "*" in /etc/password > to prevent logging in to this account with password authentication. Could > it still be possible to log in with ssh using pubkey authentication?
it works on linux, it may work on your system. I suppose your system is not using /etc/shadow Be sure that your user has a valid shell in /etc/passwd If you're using /etc/shadow, you may have a "x" in /etc/passwd (like every regular user) and something like a "*" or "!" in /etc/shadow (not sure this is necessary, but it works for me) e.g., to have an user nammed "save", used in automatique backup replication (fish) : /etc/passwd: save:x:108:108:,,,:/home/save:/bin/bash /etc/shadow: save:!:13030:0:99999:7::: Cheers, -- Raphaël Marichez [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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