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From: Andre LeClaire <leclaire@venus.net>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: login with no password
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> 
> > I just upgraded to 2.2.1 via cvsup & make world. Now when I try to add a
> > user with no password or remove a user's password field using vipw, a
> > login by that user still requires a password. I know it's not a good idea
> > to try to do this, but it was possible with 2.2.0 and below, so I'm
> > wondering if this was an intentional change or what?
> 
> Hm, working okay on my 2.2-gamma box.
> 
> Try using adduser to create the account.
> 
Thats what I'm using, adduser. It worked on 2.2.0, but not 2.2.1.

Andre