[SunHELP] Difference between NP and *LK* in shadow file

[Dale Ghent]

On Monday, Apr 28, 2003, at 11:56 US/Eastern, Simoncini, Matthew wrote:

> Hello gurus,
>
> I may be showing my ignorance on this question, but what's the 
> difference
> between NP and *LK* in the shadow file? I'm just shooting this 
> question off
> quickly because someone asked me and I don't have the time to research 
> it,
> but knew someone here would have the answer.

*LK* means that the account is "locked" or disabled.

This is the default state for a newly created account until a new 
password is set, or when an account is locked via the usermod utility.

/ek
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