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Thanks, if the user is locked, but has a weak password, is there any risk whatsoever, if that account can be used to access the server?
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Thanks, if the user is locked, but has a weak password, is there any risk whatsoever, if that account can be used to access the server?

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Locked accounts can neither be used for login nor for ssh/ftp/rsh/rcp and so on.<br />
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The only exception is that root (and only root) can &quot;su&quot; to this user, whether it's locked or not.<br />
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Since root doesn't need a password for &quot;su&quot; the password is irrelevant in any case, and there's no risk if it's &quot;weak&quot;.
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Locked accounts can neither be used for login nor for ssh/ftp/rsh/rcp and so on.

The only exception is that root (and only root) can "su" to this user, whether it's locked or not.

Since root doesn't need a password for "su" the password is irrelevant in any case, and there's no risk if it's "weak".

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does AIX IBM have the same equivalent as a disabled account on a server, i.e. those that cant be used to login to the server. If yes, can you elaborate how you can determine if the accounts are live or disabled/cant be used for login
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does AIX IBM have the same equivalent as a disabled account on a server, i.e. those that cant be used to login to the server. If yes, can you elaborate how you can determine if the accounts are live or disabled/cant be used for login

aix ibm disabled accounts

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