Corrupted /etc/passwd question.
notes at ucf-cs.UUCP
notes at ucf-cs.UUCP
Wed Jun 19 13:24:28 AEST 1985
If /etc/password is getting corrupted by /bin/passwd, the first thing
I'd look for is an entry or entries in /etc/password with less than the
required number of fields. Any such lines are guaranteed to create
havoc when /etc/passwd is operated upon.
Ben Goldfarb
University of Central Florida
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