Re: security - preferred way to make check_access_file happy?

On 2019/02/25 09:13, Adam Thompson wrote:
> > Use vipw to put 13 * in the password field
> >
> > From passwd(5)
> > [...]
> > authentication, conventionally have 13 asterisks in the password field.
>
> Thank you! Now that I know what I'm looking for, I can see the relevant
> code in security(8), too.
>
> I wonder if there's a way for ports to do that for me while calling useradd?
> Another rabbit hole to go down.
>
> Thanks again,
> -Adam
>

It normally does already. Do you have an unusual "password" line in /etc/usermgmt.conf?