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When a user tries to log in, they get "Account is disabled -- see Account Administrator" (Old Sco Unix)
The account has been locked.
As root, run
passwd -u username
You can lock an account with "passwd -l".
Locking and unlocking can also be done through the Scoadmin Account Manager under "Login Controls".
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Tue May 27 15:01:49 2008: 4242 anonymous
You dont unlock account in this way
for some type of locks you must use 'sysadmsh' utility
Tue May 27 15:07:12 2008: 4243 TonyLawrence
I can't think of anything where you HAVE to use sysadamsh, but you certainly can if you want to.
By the way, "sysadmsh" is long deprecated - it's "scoadmin" nowadays. You can still use it if you want to, but I doubt many do.
Tue Sep 18 06:37:43 2012: 11329 Ali
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I've tried this method and it didn't work, I'm still getting "Account is disabled -- see Account Administrator" message, what could be the reason or is there a work around possibly?
Tue Sep 18 11:09:37 2012: 11330 TonyLawrence
If passwords are set with expiration dates, an expired password can cause that. Try resetting their password.
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