Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/shadow syntax

2005-06-06 Thread Michael Kjorling
On 2005-06-06 15:51 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I can't seem to find any official documentation on /etc/shadow syntax. > Searching google I find loads of conflicting explantions of the meaning of > x,!,!!,* in the password field. The given password is encrypted, and then compared to whatever

[gentoo-user] /etc/shadow syntax

2005-06-06 Thread Hans Hvelplund Odborg
I can't seem to find any official documentation on /etc/shadow syntax. Searching google I find loads of conflicting explantions of the meaning of x,!,!!,* in the password field. man 5 shadow only says: The password field must be filled. The encryped password consists of 13 to 24 characters from th