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 the 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}.