Sorry if someone already answered this, my inbox is chaos right now... I run shadow passwd's so I:
1. type 'shadowconfig off' 2. type 'vi /etc/passwd' as root. I replace the users password with a single '*'. This is what it will look like: username:*:1000:100:[snip] 3. quit/save 4. type 'shadowconfig on' Hope this works for you. Dennis -- dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Systems Undergrad | work: 517.353.8892 Division of Enginnering Computing Services | page: 517.222.5875 With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available. On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge. --Peter J. Schoenster On Wed, 20 Aug 1997, Matthew Tebbens wrote: > > How can I disable an /etc/passwd entry. Isn't there something I can place > in the encrypted-pw section of /etc/passwd to disable the account ? > > Thanks, > Matthew > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .