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user without password

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kadal27 Original post #1
Sep 8, 2006 at 5:51 AM
Redhat Linux 8 Psyche

Is it possible to create a user account without password?
Is it possible to modify a user account to logon without password?
praka123
Sep 8, 2006 at 6:25 AM
the second option seems more legitimate.u can set that by running `gdmsetup` and select security tab and enable `allow root to login`.but first option can be achieved by simply pressing enter in most distros and is not recommended.in windows only such a thing is done.
paragkalra
Sep 8, 2006 at 12:40 PM
If don't want to give a password to user, fire this on terminal as a root user:

#useradd <user-name>
#passwd -d <user-name>
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kadal27 #4
Sep 13, 2006 at 9:39 PM
#passwd -d <user>
works, Thank you.
vignesh
vignesh #5
Sep 15, 2006 at 10:34 PM
You seem to be using RH8 alone.. Any reason ?