I tried both on RH 6.0 without any problem whatsoever. Then again, I've continuously update the systems following RH Errata recommendations, http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/errata/rh60-errata-general.html Cheers, A >From: Shuman <shumanat_private> >Reply-To: Shuman <shumanat_private> >To: BUGTRAQat_private >Subject: Re: RH 6.0 shadow passwords and locking users bug >Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 05:24:02 +0600 > >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. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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