Re: How to Edit /etc/shadow file to add Password entry

[Alec H. Peterson]

--On Thursday, May 22, 2003 15:26 +0100 "Garrett, Matt M SITI-ITDIEEE" 
<matt.garrett@shell.com> wrote:

> Folks
>
> I have been trying to use cfengine 2.0.6 to edit the Solaris /etc/shadow
> file for root password

You'll need to make the search string not match the string you are 
replacing (ie, by putting the old shadow in the search string).

ALec

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