Is it safe to set password in /etc/passwd to * on Linux to prevent password login?
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AFAIK, the second field of /etc/passwd can be
- x: password is in shadow
- hashed password
What if I put a string less than 8 chars in the field? I do not want anyone to use password on this account.
linux passwd
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AFAIK, the second field of /etc/passwd can be
- x: password is in shadow
- hashed password
What if I put a string less than 8 chars in the field? I do not want anyone to use password on this account.
linux passwd
asked 26 mins ago
MagicloudMagicloud
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And why notpasswd -l?
– Panki
13 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can usesudo.
– Panki
9 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago
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AFAIK, the second field of /etc/passwd can be
- x: password is in shadow
- hashed password
What if I put a string less than 8 chars in the field? I do not want anyone to use password on this account.
linux passwd
asked 26 mins ago
MagicloudMagicloud
248213
AFAIK, the second field of /etc/passwd can be
- x: password is in shadow
- hashed password
What if I put a string less than 8 chars in the field? I do not want anyone to use password on this account.
linux passwd
linux passwd
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MagicloudMagicloud
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MagicloudMagicloud
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Magicloud
asked 26 mins ago
MagicloudMagicloud
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asked 26 mins ago
MagicloudMagicloud
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asked 26 mins ago
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And why notpasswd -l?
– Panki
13 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can usesudo.
– Panki
9 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
And why notpasswd -l?
– Panki
13 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can usesudo.
– Panki
9 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago
And why not
passwd -l?– Panki
13 mins ago
And why not
passwd -l?– Panki
13 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can use
sudo.– Panki
9 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can use
sudo.– Panki
9 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago
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And why not
passwd -l?– Panki
13 mins ago
@Panki I still want the account to be usable, like ssh with cert.
– Magicloud
11 mins ago
So what do you want to do exactly? Only disable a user from logging in via SSH with a password? Or do you want this for all users? The password might be important so the user can use
sudo.– Panki
9 mins ago
@Panki Disable the password usage of the account. Anything that requires its password.
– Magicloud
8 mins ago
What Unix are you running?
– Kusalananda
7 mins ago