! password in /etc/shadow
From: James Scott (jayscott0_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/30/05
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:55:38 -0600 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
I am attempting to configure a package that is instructing me to
assign a password to the user account of a different package. I am
new to Linux, so I am a little afraid as to what affect this might
have on my system.
When I look at the /etc/shadow file, the password field is currently
an exclamation point (:!:). I understand that an asterisk (:*:) would
mean that the account is disabled, but what does the exclamation mean?
Also, if I assign a password to this account, and it breaks the other
package, how can I change it back to whatever the :!: is?
Thank you,
J.Scott
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