The Merit RADIUS version has since its inception prohibited the user
with UID == 0 (i.e., root) from authenticating using the /etc/passwd
file.
> It would be nice if there was a keyword for the users password that
> meant that there was no access.
The Merit RADIUS version has defined a Prohibit check-item (attribute
value 1028) for some time (twelve months?) for just this purpose.
Regards,
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