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From: e910276@dal1.kaist.ac.kr (KiChang Yang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: What does '*' symbol in /etc/passwd means?
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Date: 25 May 91 13:54:04 GMT
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I'm much interested in UNIX system.
Recently, I found this '*' curios symbol in /etc/passwd.
For example,
	bin:*:2:1::/bin:/bin/csh
Could you tell me what this symbol means?

Thanks in advance.

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