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February 15, 2012 22:00
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Modify /etc/shadow to allow unrestricted root login
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # /etc shadow fields are as follows: | |
| # user:passwd:lastchange:minage:maxage:warndays:inactiveperiod:expdate:reserved | |
| # remove root password, change requirement, and age restrictions | |
| sed -e 's/^root:[^:]*:[^:]*:[^:]*:[^:]*:/root:::::/' -i etc/shadow | |
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