nobody:*:13785:0:99999:7::: --> represents system account dbus:!!:13785:0:99999:7::: --> represents service account Regards, Rajesh ----- Original Message ---- From: tech user <techwww@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 8, 2007 2:34:40 PM Subject: questions about /etc/shadow Hello, what's the difference between these two passwd fields in /etc/shadow? nobody:*:13785:0:99999:7::: dbus:!!:13785:0:99999:7::: that's to say,what does '*' mean and what does '!!' mean in /etc/shadow? thanks! Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list