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PietdeBoer
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: Making sure a user can log in locally without a password

Hey guys, Im following a postfix toturial, it told me to "useradd vmail" .. but it also prompt me for passwords.. now i want to remove the password for that user.. how can i accomplish this? _________________ _ Got Root? _

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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

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now i want to remove the password for that user.. how can i accomplish this?

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man passwd

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do you want to set the passwd empty or lock the account by disabling it or disallow any logins?
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