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Re: I broke my PAM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (gregory j pryzby)
Fri Nov 8 14:46:13 1996
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:19:22 -0500 (EST)
From: gregory j pryzby <gjp@sddi.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199611081852.NAA11395@tristan.redhat.com>
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On Fri, 8 Nov 1996, Michael K. Johnson wrote:
>
> gregory j pryzby writes:
> >Well, the steps worked with an error or warning.
> >
> >HOWEVER, after doing this, I tried
> >telnet mymachine
> >login: vaild_user
> >Password: bogus ramdom keystrokes
> >
> >and I logged in.
>
> OK, please look at the /etc/passwd entry for valid_user:
> grep valid_user: /etc/passwd
>
> Make sure that there is an encrypted password in the password
> field. If you aren't sure, please send your /etc/passwd file
> (or at least the entry for valid_user) to me in private email
> for me to look at. At the moment, I'm shooting blind.
Ok... That was it. Any idea why the password was blank? I know I setup
the accounts with passwords (I have been in linux for 4 years) and unix
for more... Something didn't set it up (maybe the adduser tool from
control panel) or could something have wasted it?
Just wondering...
Thanks for helping me fix it...
> If you are using shadow passwords, please send me the appropriate
> entry from your /etc/shadow file as well.
>
> michaelkjohnson
>
> "Ever wonder why the SAME PEOPLE make up ALL the conspiracy theories?"
>
>
>
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