Re: Creating a account with a blank password?
On Tuesday June 17, 2003 at 11:27
Jason Grindlay <jasong@sslnz.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 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?
>
> (before I get the lecture about it being insecure creating a login
> account with no password - I need it for samba, I've got an issue with
> a
man smbpassword
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