HP-UX Shadow Passwords Version B.11.11.02 Product Note

HP-UX Shadow Passwords Product Note
Disabling and Removing Shadow Passwords
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Disabling and Removing Shadow Passwords
Complete the following procedure to disable ShadowPassword and switch back to
standard passwords:
Step 1. Login as root.
Step 2. Run pwunconv.
NOTE Skipping the above step may not allow your system to boot in multi-user mode.
Step 3. Reboot the system.
Step 4. Ensure that the /etc/shadow file does not exist and that passwords are in the
/etc/password file.
Step 5. Run swremove ShadowPW.
Step 6. From the ShadowPassword bundle, remove those enabling patches which were installed
but are no longer needed. (Optional)