Re: How do I unlock a specific user for telnet?

From: Keith Keller (kkeller-usenet_at_wombat.san-francisco.ca.us)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:33:27 -0700

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On 2004-09-13, Linux Lover <linuxlover992000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> It seems that the first userid got "locked" for some reason, and now
> telnet refuses authentication to that userid only.

First off, use ssh instead of telnet, unless you know why you need
telnet instead of ssh.

Second, read man passwd, and look for the part about locking and
unlocking accounts.

- --keith

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