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Matrix Mole wrote:
>
> I thought the shadow package caused all kinds of problems. 

Not that I know of.

> Or is it just that it's a pain to get it setup properly? 

No setup needed.  Just: installpkg shadow.tgz

> Something about needing certain programs compiled with shadow 
> support or something, IIRC. 

Slackware 7.1 normally uses shadow, so the packages will
be ready for that.

> Anyway, I'll look into using the shadow package.

I'm in BL2 right now and I've had shadow installed here since
July.  I don't recall any problems arising.

> When I attempt to FTP into the BL box, I can't log in using the 
> user account (it asks for password, and won't accept empty password). 
> Is this a security issue for the inetd 

More likely an issue for ftpd.  I don't use ftpd myself, but I seem
to recall that there is a special file somewhere that sets access
rights for users.  Whether it will let you login with an empty
password, I don't know.  Sounds like a security no-no to me.

Cheers,
Steven