[NTLUG:Discuss] /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd- differences.

[Rick Moncello]

The /etc/passwd- is simply a backup copy of /etc/passwd made before any
changes were applied.  /etc/shadow is the shadow password file.

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
Of Richard Geoffrion
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 23:38 PM
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd- differences.


To the best of my knowledge, /etc/passwd- is the shadow password file for
/etc/passwd.

What circumstances would cause the '/etc/passwd-' file to be missing entries
that ARE in '/etc/passwd'?

The system seems to be functioning fine.

As always, Slackware is the distro being used here. (running version
8.0/Kernel 2.4.18)  Webmin is also in use.



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