I would strongly suggest using 'sudo vipw -s' instead of directly editing /etc/shadow. It's a wrapper that makes sure you don't accidentally introduce syntax errors and break your whole system.
-- 'Account has expired' message when adding a new user, after "passwd -l root" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
