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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers remove shadow password Post 54141 by gizaa on Tuesday 3rd of August 2004 07:30:30 PM
Old 08-03-2004
unfortunately vipw can not be used on the system.

do you know if running the command "chsec -f /etc/security/passwd -s stanza -a atrribute = " and setting the atrribute value to nothing for all attributes that are specified in the file will remove the whole stanza?

cheers
gizaa
 

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vipw(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						  vipw(1B)

NAME
vipw - edit the password file SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/vipw DESCRIPTION
vipw edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks, and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. If the password file is already being edited, then you will be told to try again later. The vi(1) editor will be used unless the environment variable VISUAL or EDITOR indicates an alternate editor. vipw performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for root, and will not allow a password file with a "mangled" root entry to be installed. It also checks the /etc/shells file to verify the login shell for root. FILES
/etc/ptmp /etc/shells ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWscpu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
passwd(1), vi(1), passwd(4), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 14 Sep 1992 vipw(1B)
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