From 745da316335f104d267ad6c4b565be45311e5d6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: keramida Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:32:27 +0000 Subject: A single `*' character doesn't disable *ANY* form of authentication. Make sure that this is clearly stated. Prodded by: simon, Gavin Atkinson --- share/man/man5/passwd.5 | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/passwd.5 b/share/man/man5/passwd.5 index a9b5d39..fbb7817 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/passwd.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/passwd.5 @@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ In the .Nm master.passwd file, a password of .Ql * -is used to indicate that no one can ever log into that account. +is used to indicate that no one can ever log into that account +using password authentication (logins through other forms of +authentication, i.e.\& using +.Xr ssh 1 +keys, will still work). The field only contains encrypted passwords, and .Ql * can never be the result of encrypting a password. -- cgit v1.1