On Thursday 25 September 2008 12:41:13 Brian Millett wrote: > So the password field has changed from x to * ???? > > I know that that means look in /etc/shadow for the password, but what > inconsistancy will the older, established users find ??
'x' means look in /etc/shadow, '*' is one of several ways of indicating "no password" as in you can't log in, rather than "blank password" which lets all log in without one. The .rpmnew is the "unconverted" form, if you run pwunconv you'll see the same it /etc/passwd. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
