Solaris 9 /etc/shadow file, $ character as first entry.

From: Stanley Laufer (slaufer_at_slis.sjsu.edu)
Date: 01/31/05

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    This is related to the question I posted on Saturday.

    (su returns a segmentation fault when trying to su over
    to certain user accounts).

    I've noticed that there is a point of commonality among
    the impacted user accounts:

    For all of the impacted user accounts, their entries in
    /etc/shadow all have a "$" as the first character of the
    encrypted password.

    Does anyone know if a $ as the first character of a
    user's encrypted password has any significance, other than
    simply being a part of the encrypted password?

    I've thoroughly tested this, and it appears that the only
    accounts that are causing 'su' to return a segmentation fault
    are those that have the $ as the first character in the
    encrypted password.

    I know this might sound like a very strange point of commonality,
    however I don't know how to explain it.

    If anyone has any insight they could share, I thank them in
    advance and also promise to post a SUMMARY solution to this
    list once the problem is solved.

    Thanks again.

    Stanley E. Laufer
    Network Administrator
    School of Library and Information Science
    San Jose State University
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