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corrects unlocked accounts
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Amrita42 committed Aug 7, 2023
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password string starting with <literal>!</literal> or
<literal>*</literal> in the <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> file. If you
lock an account using <command>passwd</command> <option>-l</option>, it
puts a <literal>!!</literal> in front of the encrypted password,
puts a <literal>!</literal> in front of the encrypted password,
effectively disabling the password. If you lock an account using
<command>usermod</command> <option>-L</option>, it puts a
<literal>!</literal> in front of the encrypted password. Many system and
shared accounts are locked by default by having a
<literal>*</literal> or <literal>!!</literal> in the password field which
<literal>*</literal> ,<literal>!!</literal> or <literal>!*</literal> as the password field which
renders the encrypted password into an invalid string. Hence, to get a
list of all unlocked (encryptable) accounts, run the following command:
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