'$' in hostname in /etc/passwd

[nrvale0]

> I believe the work around is to hand edit the file.  Someone else on the 
> list (I don't remember who), said you could remove the <computer>$ from the 
> /etc/passwd file after you have added the computer to the smbpasswd 
> file.  Which means, hand-edit the /etc/passwd file, use smbpasswd -a
> -m to 

Ah, I will give it a try. 

There is some hint given that the /etc/passwd entry is needed for
something security-related here:

http://bioserve.biochem.latrobe.edu.au/samba/adding.html

I wonder hand-editing and allowing the user management software to
later remove the hostname/account will open up some obscure security
hole?


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