#!/bin/sh # Unlock password for all non-root users awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 < 60000) print $1 }' /etc/passwd | while read user do echo "$user" if [ "$user" != "root" ]; then echo "Unlocking password for $user" STDERR=$(passwd -u "$user" 2>&1 >/dev/null) if [ $? -eq 3 ]; then # possibly due to the user not having a password # use this convoluted case approach to avoid bashisms (POSIX portable) case "$STDERR" in *"unlocking the password would result in a passwordless account"* ) # unlock and delete password to set it back to empty passwd -ud "$user" ;; esac fi fi done # Remove the pam_nologin file [ -f /etc/nologin ] && rm /etc/nologin # Enable systemd-user-sessions, a service that deletes /etc/nologin if [ -f /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-user-sessions.service ]; then systemctl unmask systemd-user-sessions systemctl daemon-reload /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-user-sessions start fi