password values

[urmilla71]

Hi,

I often see UNIX/Solaris/AIX password files with values such as '!', '*', or blank ''...............do these values necessarily mean that the user account is disabled ?

Thanks

 

[columb]

a thirty second google returned

Password Contains an * (asterisk) indicating an invalid password or an ! (exclamation point) indicating that the password is in the /etc/security/passwd file. Under normal conditions, the field contains an !. If the field has an * and a password is required for user authentication, the user cannot log in.

Seriously, you would have saved yourself a lot of time by googling 'fields in /etc/passwd'

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Columb Healy