FreeBSD locking an account
The pw utility is a command-line utility for the FreeBSD system user and group files, allowing the superuser an easy to use and standardized way of adding, modifying and removing users and groups. Same utility provides ability to locking or unlocking FreeBSD user accounts.
FreeBSD locking an account command
Syntax:
pw lock {username}
Example
Lock user account named vivek. Login as a root user and type following command:
# pw lock vivek
FreeBSD unlocking an account command
Syntax:
pw unlock {username}
Example
Unlock user account named vivek. Login as the root user and type the following command:
# pw unlock vivek
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