passwd and group entries

[Robert Holtzman]

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 04:52:02PM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 08/31/2010 04:23 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> > Recently I had occasion to look at the passwd and group directories. I
> > noticed an entry in each referring to nopasswdlogin. Does anyone know
> > what this is for?  
> > 
> > 
> 
> I'm sure you *must* have googled this before posting...
> 
> http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/2.27/gdm.html#PAM
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/393854
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PasswordlessGuestAccount
> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man5/passwd.5.html
> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/pl/man1/gpasswd.1.html
> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2Bnopasswdlogin&btnG=Search>

Damn! I broke my Number One Rule and posted before I searched. The first
hit was http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/security.html.en.

A thousand pardons while this unworthy one searches for his short sword.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
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"If you think you're getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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