script to lock passwd file

From: J.A. Gutierrez <spd_at_gtc1.cps.unizar.es>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:19:19 +0200 (MET)

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> /usr/sbin/vipw <<xxxFUNNYxxx

        ok, but according to vipw(8), you can't use this on systems
        that use extended security attributes.

        If you have encrypted password data on /tcb/files/auth.db
        I guess your only option is use usermod/useradd/userdel,
        right? (or other graphical tools, I mean, you can't manually
        (nor programatically) manipulate this auth.db)

>
> 3. awk -F: '{ if (substr($1,1,3) == "pwc") printf
> "%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:/auth/users/%s:%s\n", $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $1, %7; else print
> $0 }' < old-password > new-password # this one came from Allen
> Johannesen

        BTW, is there a way to manually lock passwd file so users won't
        mess it by running passwd command?

        maybe "touch /etc/ptmp" would be enough?

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Received on Tue Nov 21 2000 - 10:20:35 NZDT