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Re: 2 SUQ (stupid unix questions)
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- Subject: Re: 2 SUQ (stupid unix questions)
- From: Alon Altman <alon(at-nospam)vipe.technion.ac.il>
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 01:25:49 +0200 (IST)
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On 3 Apr 2001, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
> > 2) how do I make a user account without any password? I want to make a user,
> > that will log-in no matter what password it will give.
>
> I don't think it is possible, and I can't imagine why anyone would
> want it.
It is possible that a specific account will not *ask* for a password at
all (big security risk, don't ever use in machines connected to a network),
by having an empty password field in /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow is using
shadow passwords). Simply clear the field with all the strange characters.
If you just want an empty password you can use "passwd user" and simply
press ENTER twice.
Alon
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