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Shadow file entry question

Subject: Shadow file entry question
From: Scott.Chandler-VQAUrahS1b5BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org (Chandler, Scott)
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:50:32 -0500

We've got a system which is being audited for SOX compliance. The auditors are asking about entries in the shadow file. For the users haldaemon and messagebus, the password section contains a single x. Note, this is the shadow file, not the passwd file. Any idea what that x denotes?

haldaemon:x:14517:0:99999:7:::0
messagebus:x:14517:0:99999:7:::0

Thanks,
Scott

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