We have a user who has returned. We ran userdel when the user left,
so the account is listed in /etc/passwd as:
dcho:Retired*:40358:23:...
The user has returned and wants his same login back. How do I
un-retire the account? We are running Digital UNIX 4.0D, C2 security.
I can use "usermod" to change the shell, but the account is not
usable:
Digital UNIX (uclink4.berkeley.edu) (ttyq8)
login: xxx
Password:
Account has been retired -- logins are no longer allowed.
Same for ftp. I tried to change the login with usermod and then
create a new account with that logon, but usermod will not change
the login of a retired account.
The other option I've thought of is vipw. However, you are not
supposed to use that with C2. And the last time I used vipw,
over a year ago, disaster soon followed, so I do not want to risk
using vipw. (I think we had to upgrade to cure the problems).
- Jerry Berkman, UC Berkeley
Received on Tue Mar 16 1999 - 18:56:02 NZDT