[plug] Passwords

[Adrian Woodley]

I had a look at /etc/shadow on my first attempt, but couldn't work out what
to put in the password field. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the changed files guide :)

On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Russell Steicke wrote:
> Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:44:52 +0800
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> From: Russell Steicke <r.steicke at bom.gov.au>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Sender: Russell Steicke <russells at bobby.wa.bom.gov.au>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Passwords
> 
> On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 09:59:27PM +0800, Adrian Woodley wrote:
> > G'Day,
> > 	(/me fits flame resistant suit) How do I set a null password,
> specifically
> > in debian. I'm setting up a web kiosk for a real estate agent and it
> needs
> 
> Edit /etc/shadow?
> 
> > 	As for locking down the system, I'd like to make the guest's home
> > directory read-only, however gnome and galeon (yeah yeah, overkill for
> a
> > kiosk) want to write to some files on startup. How can I find out what
> > these are and then make the rest RO? Any suggestions for a better WM?
> 
> Log in as guest on a console.  Let it sit idle for a few minutes.  Log
> in via gdm.  Wait till it's finished disk activity.  Switch to the
> console and type
> 
>   $ find . -mmin -1 -ls
> 
> Pick the number of minutes (1 in this case) so that only the files
> modified during the gdm/gnome login will be listed.  You shouldn't need
> more than one or two minutes.
> 
> 
> > Adrian
> 
> 
> -- 
> Russell Steicke
> 
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