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Old 03-28-2007, 01:48 PM
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could any one help me in finding the script for enabling and disabling a user

i have gone thru the material saying tht we need to add a * at the passwd file
but i am unable to preform it
please
can any one helpme in getting the code ...
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No need to put *. use following command to lock user account
Code:
passwd  -l {user-name}
To unlock user account
Code:
passwd  -u {user-name}
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