-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Lazor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: quick question about adduser
>Is it possible to log in to a new account between the time you add the user
>and manually set their password?
>
>For example, I want to verify that I can create a www account, never set a
>password on the account, and rest assured knowing nobody can login to the
>account.
>
Sure, but you would have to be root, and issue the su - username command.
It's fairly safe. By the time they have root access, you have worse things
to worry about :) Depending on what the www account you mentioned will be
used for, there might be other ways to make it more secure. Hope this
helps.
Jeff Hogg
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