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

[Richard Geoffrion]

DOH! <slaps head>

That would explain much! HAHAHHA

ok...Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Moncello" <rmoncello at attbi.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:45 PM
Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd- differences.


> 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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