Subject: ***?
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Peter Seebach <seebs@plethora.net>
List: current-users
Date: 04/12/2002 19:17:10 
So, system accounts that have no password use '*'.  Some pkgsrc accounts use
'*************'.

Why?

'*' is correct and unambiguous.  What's this with the 13 *'s?  I've also seen
other admins copying this in new accounts.  Argh!

-s