Out of curiosity, does this problem machine have an /etc/shadow file? I'm thinking shadow passwords may be turned on (via shadowconfig) but that /etc/passwd doesn't have the corresponding 'x' value in the password field. Just a guess, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * bhmit1@mail.wm.edu * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | The above is a completely random sequence of bits, any relation to | | an actual message is purely accidental. |