Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:00:46 -0600 From: Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com> To: "Gerald T. Freymann" <freymann@eagle.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: blank passwords in master.passwd? Message-ID: <20001218150045.B28364@northernbrewer.com> In-Reply-To: <NEBBIPHLEDGOAFACJGDDCEBKDHAA.freymann@eagle.ca>; from freymann@eagle.ca on Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 02:19:47PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012181408360.1725-100000@nietzsche.webcaribe.net> <NEBBIPHLEDGOAFACJGDDCEBKDHAA.freymann@eagle.ca>
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Gerald T. Freymann (freymann@eagle.ca) wrote: > > Are there supposed to be blank passwords in /etc/master.passwd?? > > Such as.. > > toor:*:0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root: > daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/sbin/nologin > operator:*:2:5::0:0:System &:/:/sbin/nologin > > Aren't those "*"'s in the password field bad? No, an asterisk is not the same as an empty password. From man 5 passwd: "Administrative accounts have a password field containing an asterisk `*' which disallows normal logins." -- Christopher Farley Northern Brewer / 1150 Grand Avenue / St. Paul, MN 55105 www.northernbrewer.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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