Re: !! in /etc/shadow

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Stephanie Daugherty
<sdaugherty () gmail com> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, that means no password has been set. !! effectively
> prevents any password from matching the hash, therefore password login can't
> be used for the account, but depending on SSHD configuration, SSH keys
> *might* be able to be used to log in.
OK, thanks.

The account in question (tomcat) is actually in sudoers with NOPASSWD.
Its on a box with SE Linux, but its not enabled.

Jeff

> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Does anyoneone know what causes "!!" to show up in /etc/shadow (the
> > account is enabled and has a login shell).
> >
> > Jeff
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