topic Re: * password in Operating System - HP-UX

* password

kacou — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:15:58 GMT

how can i active user's password which became '* 'in the /etc/passwd file after a bad handling.

Re: * password

Mike Shilladay — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:23:34 GMT

Re: * password

Mike Shilladay — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:25:54 GMT

Hi Kacou,

You can activate the password, (should it need activating) by forcing a change from root user. The '*' normally implies that the systems is trusted so further security is added, which replaces the normally encrypted passwd with a shadow passwd file in the tcb directory.

To change the password from root you would issue the command:

passwd

You will need to enter the new password twice, if the system is trusted you will need some numbers or special characters.

Mike.

Re: * password

Torsten. — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:27:55 GMT

Based on your other threads I guess you have a trusted system - the "*" is totally normal then.

Re: * password

kacou — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:36:04 GMT

i know that i have a trusted system. but i don't want a trusted system at all.
i wan to unconver my system in untreasted sytem

Re: * password

Torsten. — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:41:35 GMT

Consider to convert it back ...

Re: * password

kacou — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:44:01 GMT

i know that i have a trusted system. but i don't want a trusted system at all.
i wan to unconver my system in untreasted sytem.

Re: * password

Torsten. — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:46:20 GMT

SAM:

A Trusted System can be easily changed back to a standard HP-UX system by using the Actions menu in any of the SAM Auditing subareas.

Re: * password

kacou — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:52:17 GMT

i try! but where exactly

Re: * password

kacou — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:35:32 GMT

yello all

i resolve my problem using sam!!! thanks a lot!!!

have a good week