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Where does Samba 4 store user passwords?
Where does Samba 4 store user passwords? How can I import my password hashes from Samba 3 in Samba 4?
I am using my own LDAP server with samba 3, and the password hash is stored within the ...
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newgrp asks for password [duplicate]
I don't understand why newgrp prompts me for password when I want to change my group. I don't even know what password it is asking for but certainly not mine (user clime).
$ id
uid=500(clime) ...
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How to enter/choose session after logout without password in (Linux Mint) Xfce?
I have Linux Mint 14 Xfce (4.10) and have also installed LXDE desktop, so I can choose between these sessions if I want. Normally I would set one as default and at startup I am not asked for ...
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Debian Log In Failure With Correct Password
So I have a Debian distro at home (considering getting ubuntu), and I can't login. When I use the correct password is does this thing where it makes it look like it's going to login, and then it ...
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Why do we need an expiration period?
Why is there a gap between the expiration of an account and its complete deactivation, when one can no longer log in or change his password when it became expired?
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How to check for empty passwords?
Looking at all the ssh-login attempts by script-kiddies I assume that there are messed up systems connected to the internet that have password-less accounts set up.
But how to check a Linux/Unix ...
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Can separate unix accounts share a username but have separate passwords?
On unix systems, each separate user account has a unique username. Passwords, then, are not unique - every distinct user could have the same exact password.
I want to do the converse. I want one ...
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Disable a user's login without disabling the account
Let's say I create a user named "bogus" using the adduser command. How can I make sure this user will NOT be a viable login option, without disabling the account. In short, I want the account to be ...
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How do I log into my Linux laptop if I have forgotten both the login and password?
How do I log into my Linux laptop if I have forgotten both the username and password?
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automatic passwordless ssh at login/restart
I want to have passwordless ssh to persist even after after I restart or logoff and then login. Somehow I have to run ssh-agent and use command ssh-add at login. I read here to add following lines to ...
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How can I make a user able to log in with ssh keys but not with a password?
I would like to create a user and have no password. As in you cant log in with a password. I want to add keys to its authorized_keys by using root. This is for my automated backup system.
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How do you create a user with no password?
In os X it's possible to have users without passwords. If you inspect them with dscl their password show up as *. This is used for system users such as users for databases like mysql, pgsql etc. ...
