Is it possible to log in to a new account between the time you add the user
and manually set their password?
For example, I want to verify that I can create a www account, never set a
password on the account, and rest assured knowing nobody can login to the
account.
Thanks =)
-Ed
If you don't set a password, I do believe that the account will simply
have no password, and anyone will be able to log into it.
If you want the account to have no password, you'll need to go into
/etc/passwd or /etc/shadow (depending on how you installed your system)
and put something like
That's not correct. The account will be created with '!!' in the password
field, and you will not be able to log in to it.
MSG
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Mike Burger wrote:
If you don't set a password, I do believe that the account will simply
have no password, and anyone will be able to log
I dunno why I hadn't thought of it before (brainfart), but I created an
account, did not set the password, and tried telneting in using it. It
wouldn't let me in. I checked /etc/shadow and found !! in the area where
the password would normally be decrypted. I guess it's already doing what
I believe after creating an new account nobody can log in with this
account until a password has been set
david
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Ed Lazor wrote:
Is it possible to log in to a new account between the time you add the user
and manually set their password?
For example, I want to verify
So it does. I stand corrected.
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Gordon Messmer wrote:
That's not correct. The account will be created with '!!' in the password
field, and you will not be able to log in to it.
MSG
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Mike Burger wrote:
If you don't set a password, I do
-Original Message-
From: Ed Lazor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: quick question about adduser
Is it possible to log in to a new account between the time you add the user
and manually set their password
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Ed Lazor wrote:
Is it possible to log in to a new account between the time you add the
user and manually set their password?
Change to that user from root:
su - userfoo
and it won't care if there's no password.
--
Todd A. Jacobs
Senior Network Consultant
