You may try passwd -d <UserName> which will delete user password and will not ask at the time of login. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ka kkar <vijay1313@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Devarishi Kumar Mahadeva < > dk_mahadeva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Can we have an unprivileged user's account without any password such that > > the user can still login and perform tasks in the same way he or she > would > > do by entering a valid password. > > > > Well, as I am aware of it that when we create a user's account by giving > > the following command: > > > > #useradd <UserName> > > > > We don't have to set a password for that account at this state. But if we > > try to log in using that user name we are prompted to enter a valid > > password. We can't log in without a password set for that account. > > > > So, is there any way to overcome it? > > > > > > it is not a good idea to login without password but still if some case you > want to login without password or without being prompted for the password > remove the :x: from /etc/passwd file.this :x: parameter checks /etc/shadow > for the users password,when you remove this x it would not check the > /etc/shadow & you would be able to login without password. > > > Thanks > kakkar > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > ~~~ 0Pen ~~~ S0uRce ~~~ > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
