Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:11:44 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: calvin@corp.gulf.net (Calvin Meloon) Cc: root@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Problems Message-ID: <199804231611.LAA16885@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980423104844.24676K-100000@marlin.corp.gulf.net> from Calvin Meloon at "Apr 23, 98 10:51:10 am"
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In a previous message, Calvin Meloon said: > > > > 1. If I change the root login shell in /etc/passwd to /bin/sh instead of > > /bin/csh , it still comes up as "csh" when I login as root. > > As root, try chfn. Make sure you have the right path set up for 'sh'. I think the problem was that he editted /etc/passwd instead of using vipw. vipw edits /etc/master.passwd and then runs pwd_mkdb, which populates /etc/passwd /etc/pwd.db and /etc/spwd.db > > > > 2. The /etc/passwd file has * for all passwords. This is confusing because > > older unix systems used * to DISABLE a user login. If * is NOT disable, > > then how do I disable a user login ? > > This should be normal for the /etc/passwd file. Check your > /etc/master.passwd file, and you should see the encrypted passwords. /etc/passwd holds all information except passwords. > _____ __ _ > / ___/__ _/ / __(_)__ Gulf Coast Internet Calvin M. Meloon > / /__/ _ `/ / |/ / / _ \ Pensacola, FL Unix Administrator > \___/\_,_/_/|___/_/_//_/ (850)438-5700 writer of code > ~~~~ calvin@gulf.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proponent of FreeBSD > and the right of everyone to use a real OS > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding about ourselves." --Carl Jung (1875-1961) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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