Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 01:06:18 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Andre LeClaire <leclaire@venus.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: login with no password Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970331010200.397L-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970327165327.164A-100000@leclaire.venus.net>
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On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Andre LeClaire wrote: > > > > > I just upgraded to 2.2.1 via cvsup & make world. Now when I try to add a > > > user with no password or remove a user's password field using vipw, a > > > login by that user still requires a password. I know it's not a good idea > > > to try to do this, but it was possible with 2.2.0 and below, so I'm > > > wondering if this was an intentional change or what? > > > > Hm, working okay on my 2.2-gamma box. > > > > Try using adduser to create the account. > > > Thats what I'm using, adduser. It worked on 2.2.0, but not 2.2.1. Strange. Make sure you are saving the file before quitting; vipw should then say it's rebuilding the password database. I know you can use adduser to do this; just hit return when prompted for the password, adduser will want you to confirm to use no password for this user. I just did it: gdi,ttyp2,/usr/local/etc,74>sudo adduser Use option ``-verbose'' if you want see more warnings & questions or try to repair bugs. Enter username [A-Za-z0-9_]: blah Enter full name []: blah Enter shell csh date no sh tcsh [csh]: Uid [1004]: Login group blah [blah]: Login group is ``blah''. Invite blah into other groups: guest no [no]: Enter password []: Use an empty password? (y/n) [y]: y Here's the version I'm on. gdi,ttyp2,/usr/local/etc,77>ident /usr/sbin/adduser /usr/sbin/adduser: $Id: adduser.perl,v 1.19.2.2 1996/12/23 02:09:37 mpp Exp $ Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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