Ubuntu
shadow package

  1. Bug #238755
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 238755

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x (xk2c-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

The importants of this bug has been set to high and the number of duplicates is staty growing.....

A workaround for those who are affected:
$ sudo vim /etc/shadow

change the line:
root:!:13919:0:99999:7::1:

to
root:!:13919:0:99999:7:::

You have to redo this everytime you use 'passwd -l $USER' as long this bug is not fixed.