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This is very normal in 'nix' systems. '' indicates a locked account. (I've given up figuring out how to escape an asterisk) ex: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of m
by ybloviator 9y ago
This is very normal in 'nix' systems. '' indicates a locked account. (I've given up figuring out how to escape an asterisk)
ex:
daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin
operator:*:2:5::0:0:System &:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
bin:*:3:7::0:0:Binaries Commands and Source:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
tty:*:4:65533::0:0:Tty Sandbox:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
If the OS is letting you in with a '*'in the encrypted password field, something is very very wrong.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- warent 9y agoI'm confused, why do you have to escape an asterisk?
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- HarfTarf 9y agoHe's stuck inside
- kr3wn 9y agowildcard.
- vsl 9y agoMarkdown in HN comments.
- royprins 9y agoFamous last words of a Roman centurion.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoNah, I've never seen them do worse than knock people out. Probably the next thing the centurion said was "Ow, what hit me!".