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Linux Password File
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Hi,
As it's found in the password column I would be fairly sure it is just a placeholder for a user set-up without a password, e.g. after a '/usr/sbin/adduser joeuser' type command.
I can't find anything to confirm the above but you might be interested to look at this article about shadow passwords in general --> .
Rgds
As it's found in the password column I would be fairly sure it is just a placeholder for a user set-up without a password, e.g. after a '/usr/sbin/adduser joeuser' type command.
I can't find anything to confirm the above but you might be interested to look at this article about shadow passwords in general --> .
Rgds
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