Hi, I solved this problem by downloading the source of the latest shadow-password package, and just recompile and make install... It's indeed an error in the .rpm of RedHat 6.0... Hope this helps Regards Walter > -----Original Message----- > From: Bugtraq List [mailto:BUGTRAQat_private]On Behalf Of Shuman > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 7:24 AM > To: BUGTRAQat_private > Subject: Re: RH 6.0 shadow passwords and locking users bug > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Prince Ctrl wrote: > [ When administering a Red Hat 6.0 server and locking users with the > [ 'passwd -l <user>' command, and then unlocking a user with the 'passwd > [ -u <user>' command, a control character is added to the end of a > [ users' encrypted password in the form of a "^Q" in the shadowed passwd > [ file. > > The "usermod" program, a part of shadow-utils that comes with RedHat 6.0 > has a similar feature and does NOT has this "^Q" problem when unlocking. > > To lock an account: > usermod -L username > > To unlock an account: > usermod -U username > > [ OS affected/tested: Red Hat 6.0 > > Too bad, I just upgraded the last RH 5.2 box to 6.0 today! > > --- > M S Anam <shumanat_private> > > Annex Group, Bangladesh We hack to learn! > > Those who can't write, write manuals. >
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