On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 at 12:00pm, Jason Grindlay wrote: :I'm trying to create a login account on a Debian Woody (3.0) system that :has no password. (i.e. blank/empty password) As far as I understand it :I need to edit /etc/passwd and remove the 'x' from the field after the :username (I'm using shadow passwords) leaving a line like :'user::10:10:name:homedir:shell' remaining (or else do the same with :/etc/shadow leaving the password field blank.) : :I've tried both of the above and tried doing a login but entering no :password is not accepted... Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?
I just did that successfully by leaving the /etc/passwd file alone and removing the encrypted password from the /etc/shadow file. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
