Re: ! password in /etc/shadow

From: Matt Zagrabelny (mzagrabe_at_d.umn.edu)
Date: 03/31/05

  • Next message: Alvin Smith: "Re: XMMS only runs under KDE" 
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:21:38 -0600

    On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 15:55 -0600, James Scott wrote:
    > 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?

    $ man shadow

    <excerpt>
    The password field must be filled. The encryped password consists of
    13 to 24 characters from the 64 character alphabet a thru z, A thru Z,
    0 thru 9, . and /. Refer to crypt(3) for details on how this string is
    interpreted. If the password field contains some string that is not
    valid result of crypt(3), for instance ! or *, the user will not be able
    to use a unix password to log in, subject to pam(7).

    > 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?
    >

    vi :)

    -matt zagrabelny 

    -- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: Alvin Smith: "Re: XMMS only runs under KDE"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: SSIS package wont run within a Stored procedure
      ... To quote from the KB - "...when a different user account or a different computer is used to run the SSIS package, the EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey value of the ProtectionLevel property is engaged, and the Password property of the SSIS package remains encrypted. ...
      (microsoft.public.sqlserver.dts)
    • Re: access to dbms_fga package on shared server
      ... each customer has an Oracle user/schema. ... ONE user account which  can access these user objects what good does ... granting access to this package. ... I think the customer needs to create an audit log of actions performed ...
      (comp.databases.oracle.server)
    • Re: Weird
      ... User Account: NONE ... Command line specified package to update on DPs as ROS0001D ... Command line specified folder to update as C:\Program Files\SecurityPatch\PkgSource. ...
      (microsoft.public.sms.tools)