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Article #1089'ls -n' opens password file for reading
From: Adri Verhoef
Date: Fri, 05 May 1989 13:45
Date: Fri, 05 May 1989 13:45
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The command 'ls -n' fails with '/etc/passwd file cannot be opened for reading' if the password file is missing, or it fails with '/etc/group file cannot be opened for reading' if the group file is missing. -Flame on- 'ls -n' does not need to open any password or group file! -Flame off- -- 19:89 - TIME TO WAKE UP!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!lll-winken!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!rivm!ccea3 From: ccea3@rivm.UUCP (Adri Verhoef) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5,comp.sys.att,comp.unix.xenix Subject: 'ls -n' opens password file for reading Message-ID: <1326@rivm05.UUCP> Date: 5 May 89 13:45:02 GMT Organization: RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands Lines: 11