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Article #273Re: /etc/passwd grungies
From: Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1986 01:25
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1986 01:25
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In article <3039@mnetor.UUCP>, clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes: > BEWARE: In /etc/passwd blank or otherwise badly formatted lines can > cause *extremely* anomalous behaviour. ..... [discussion of runaway accounting due to grundged passwd file] I religiously run /etc/pwck after making any modifications to /etc/passwd. Even if I am sure I couldn't have made a mistake :-) -- ...smeagol\ Steve Schlaifer ......wlbr->!jplgodo!steve Advance Projects Group, Jet Propulsion Labs ....group3/ 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 156/204 Pasadena, California, 91109 +1 818 354 3171
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site jplgodo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!oberon!smeagol!jplgodo!steve From: steve@jplgodo.UUCP (Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224) Newsgroups: net.bugs.usg Subject: Re: /etc/passwd grungies Message-ID: <566@jplgodo.UUCP> Date: Sat, 8-Feb-86 20:25:15 EST Article-I.D.: jplgodo.566 Posted: Sat Feb 8 20:25:15 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Feb-86 06:18:36 EST References: <3039@mnetor.UUCP> Organization: Jet Propulsion Labs, Pasadena, CA Lines: 14 Summary: use pwck after changing /etc/passwd