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Old 07-02-2012
how to know the password is "null"
I have a linux os, the login account is "root" without password, I want to set a password automatically when the os bootup, the first thing is I need to judge the "password" is null, if it's null then I set the password, how could I know it's "null" with bash?

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Lei
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Old 07-03-2012
HI,

I don't think u can have a "null" password in any modern Linux OS es.
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Old 07-03-2012
Not sure how your files are configured, and obviously... don't post it here for example... But, check column 2 of /etc/shadow, that's where your password hash is stored.
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Old 07-03-2012
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Originally Posted by jamie_123
HI,

I don't think u can have a "null" password in any modern Linux OS es.
No, for now yocto linux has no password by defult

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Originally Posted by jtollefson
Not sure how your files are configured, and obviously... don't post it here for example... But, check column 2 of /etc/shadow, that's where your password hash is stored.
but I could I judge the password is not set with bash(now my password is not set)?
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Old 07-03-2012
And you could have the case of passwd set but value is null... (pressed [Enter]...)
You would see a passwd hash... though empty...
 
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