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Location

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Viewing Users without Passwords


This task describes how to view a list of users who either do not have a password or have a blank password.

Before you begin

To perform this task, you must provide a user account and password. It does not have to be the root account.

To View a List of Users that Do Not Have a Password or Have a Blank Password

  1. Access the SECURITY application menu as described in Accessing KM Commands and InfoBoxes.
  2. Select Administration > List Users Without Passwords. BMC PATROL prompts you for a user account and password.
  3. Type the appropriate user name and password and click OK. BMC PATROL writes the information to a PATROL task object (List Users Without Password) in the UNIX OS container.
  4. Access the List Users Without Password task object as described in Accessing KM Commands and InfoBoxes and view the results.Your results should resemble this example:
# PSL Serial No.: #########
<NOT INTERACTIVE>
List users with-out password

------------------ >>>>> NIS LIST <<<<< ------------------
guest2
admin_request
larryking
ADMIN-NEW
------------------ >>>>> LOCAL LIST <<<<< ----------------
-------------------- >>>>> DONE <<<<< --------------------

Output Format

The output has the following format. Following table describes each field.

------------------ >>>>> LIST SEPARATOR <<<<< ------------------
username

 List Users Without Passwords Command Output Format

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