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Re: Use of the NetInfo passwd attribute for users

On 17/7/06 19:12, Paul Nelson wrote: 
Is this field used at all in 10.4.x?

Will the OS ever use it during authentication for password verification?


NetInfo is so 1990s ;-). DirectoryServices is the way to go for OS X identification and authentication, although yes it is possible that at some point in doing that, the NI passwd field would get used even on a Tiger box (systems which have been upgraded through from OS X <=10.2 without the passwords ever being changed, or systems connected to legacy NetInfo servers spring to mind. I have one of the latter).

Cheers,

--
Graham Lee
UNIX Systems Manager,
Oxford Physics Practical Course
http://iamleeg.blogspot.com/
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