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Date: Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:57:45 -0700
From: Matt Clark <narf@netgate.net>
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Sexton, Robert wrote:
> 
> 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

Look in /etc/master.passwd

--matt Clark