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Re: !! in /etc/shadow
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:20:25 -0400
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Stephanie Daugherty <sdaugherty () gmail com> wrote:
If I recall correctly, that means no password has been set. !! effectively prevents any password from matching the hash, therefore password login can't be used for the account, but depending on SSHD configuration, SSH keys *might* be able to be used to log in.
OK, thanks. The account in question (tomcat) is actually in sudoers with NOPASSWD. Its on a box with SE Linux, but its not enabled. Jeff
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> wrote:Hi Guys, Does anyoneone know what causes "!!" to show up in /etc/shadow (the account is enabled and has a login shell). Jeff
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