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Re: disabling login



On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:52:04 +1100 KenrickC@aap.com.au wrote:

> 
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >On a multi-user system, how can I "turn off" an account?  >Not remove it,
> though, since at a later time, it 
> >will have to be re-enabled?  While we're at it, how 
> > to you re-enable a disabled account?
> 
> passwd -l and passwd -u.  See man passwd.

Thanks.  Exactly what I'm looking for.  I wan't thinking "scramble
password"; I was thinking "disable account".  It must be the VMS
Admin in me...

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