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From: "Sexton, Robert" <sextonr.crestvie@squared.com>
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Subject: Password mechanisms.
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I realize that kerberos has been integrated into BSD4.4.  Where does that 
leave the old fashioned /etc/passwd file?  I recently locked myself out 
my FreeBSD system, and I was puzzled as to why I could not de-password 
root, no matter what I tried  There was something strange about clearing 
the password out of /etc/shadow, and being ignored.  I know this stuff is 
there somewhere..  And more importantly, how would I backup account 
information?

	Thanks,
	Robert Sexton.