-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * David C. Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-25-08 15:59]: > When adding a group with Yast, the group is added with an 'x' for the > unset password: > > ochiltree:x:1002:david > > If the group is added with 'groupadd' an '!' is used for the password: > > dcr:!:1051:david > > Why? What is the difference?
a guess from scanning the man pages (which *are* available), groupadd defaults to disabling the account. I said "a guess". - -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHmlQ5ClSjbQz1U5oRAsLEAJ9vOzi42j1IaBzOI+WYfn66Jp57ugCgreUa 1Y5ggLw7b4gFVMwJXJtmD8Y= =oYz6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
