Ignite-UX bug in HP-9000 Series700/800 running release HP-UX 11.X only. Each password field in /etc/passwd should be "*" in a trusted system. This is normally handled automatically. One way for the password field to be set to a blank is to create a system image of a trusted system with Ignite-UX and not save /etc/passwd.
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Ignite-UX
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HP-9000 Series700/800 running release HP-UX 11.X only
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Following is based on HP Support Information Digests. Trusted
systems may have vulnerabilities if a password field in
/etc/passwd is blank.
Each password field in /etc/passwd should be "*" in a trusted
system. This is normally handled automatically. One way for
the password field to be set to a blank is to create a system
image of a trusted system with Ignite-UX and not save /etc/passwd.
By default Ignite-UX omits /etc/passwd.
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In a trusted system if the system or the /etc/passwd file has been
restored, verify that the password fields in /etc/passwd are "*".
If Ignite-UX is used to create an image of a trusted system,
_override_the_default_ so that /etc/passwd is saved in the image.
See man(1M) make_sys_image and note the -f file option.
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