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Date:      Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:57:45 -0700
From:      Matt Clark <narf@netgate.net>
To:        "Sexton, Robert" <sextonr.crestvie@squared.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Password mechanisms.
Message-ID:  <31DC2239.7DA@netgate.net>
References:  <2979895B0187397C@mg01a.mhs.squared.com>

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Sexton, Robert wrote:
> 
> I realize that kerberos has been integrated into BSD4.4.  Where does that
> leave the old fashioned /etc/passwd file?  I recently locked myself out
> my FreeBSD system, and I was puzzled as to why I could not de-password
> root, no matter what I tried  There was something strange about clearing

Look in /etc/master.passwd

--matt Clark



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