clarge@gizmo.macn.bc.ca wrote:
well I had figured that much out. The point being, would a person leave only "root:" after the deletion? I would like to know exactly, as if it ever happened, I would not want to mess up.
root:kBcFyC8Ul4/tA:20456:0:12341:::: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Just delete these chariters. Mind you then anyone could login as root.
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