[uml-devel] Re: [uml-user] /etc/shadow problem

[Blaisorblade <bla...@ya...>]

On Monday 29 November 2004 16:45, Adil  Mujeeb, Noida wrote:
> Hi,
> im trying to change the user password to empty. On normal linux u can do it
> by making the password field empty in /etc/shadow file. But when im trying
> to do on UML, it doesnt update and give message login incorrect. How to
> make it empty??
Depends on the root_fs distro - the "passwd" command should always work, 
except on the toms root fs - it rewrites /etc/passwd on each shutdown (I 
don't remember exactly where).

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