On 10/8/07, tech user <techwww@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? The asterisk means that no logons are permitted from that account. Any attempt to login with the nobody account would fail. -- Jeremy L. Gaddis http://www.jeremygaddis.com/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
