star out

star out
 v.

   [University of York, England] To replace a user's encrypted password
   in /etc/passwd with a single asterisk. Under Unix this is not a legal
   encryption of any password; hence the user is not permitted to log in.
   In general, accounts like adm, news, and daemon are permanently
   "starred out"; occasionally a real user might have this inflicted upon
   him/her as a punishment, e.g. "Graham was starred out for playing
   Omega in working hours". Also occasionally known as The Order Of The
   Gold Star in this context. "Don't do that, or you'll be awarded the
   Order of the Gold Star..." Compare {disusered}.