Passwd file

[Wm E Davidsen Jr]

In article <3474 at altos86.Altos.COM>, bobk at fred.UUCP (Bob Kinne) writes:
|  What is the purpose of the following /etc/passwd entry?
|  
|  ::0:0:::    (null login, password, and shell)

  This allows anyone to log in as root by giving a blank usename and no
password. It's a bug, and you should get rid of it as a security hole.
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