On Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 05:43:43AM -0300, Fernando Rowies wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> How can I make an account be locked with shadow
> password suite, like an * in password field of passwd
> file with standard password system.
The shadow file only has information *about* the users password. The
passwd file is the one that determines if an account exists or not and if so
whether its active or not. So, the answer to your question is in your question.
Use the * in the password field.
Steve
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