Re: login without password

From: Bela Gazdy (bela_at_bluedog.cc.emory.edu)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: 25 Aug 2004 17:07:45 GMT

Benway <benway@spamanexia.co.uk> wrote:
B> On 25 Aug 2004 07:37:38 -0700, ste_mc@zdnetmail.com (steven) wrote:

>>Hi,
>>
>>Is it possible to create a login id in AIX which does not need a
>>password ?
>>I know you can do it in Solaris but using nopass or something in the
>>shadow file but can the same thing be done in AIX ?
>>
>>I am not thinking of doing this but somebody has asked the question.
>>
>>Thanks.

B> It is possible, i have access to several AIX boxes (4.3 and 5.2) which
B> allow no passwords. I didn't configure them, so i don't know of any
B> tweak that is required. Maybe something in /etc/security though.
B> --
B> Benway
B> Remove the SPAM

Yes. Create an user account either by smitty or mkuser. Edit /etc/passwd, and
remove the "*" from the password field (second, :-delimited field). Later, if
needed, a password can be set by the pwdadm or passwd commands (or smitty).

Creating an account w/ no passwd set is not a good idea. 

-- 
Bela Gazdy, EUCLID/AIX Systems Support