Passwd file

[Arnold D. Robbins {EUCC}]

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

This is the result of leaving a blank line in /etc/passwd after editing
it via the vipw program.  It is an incredible security hole and should
be deleted ASAP.
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