From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 30 15:49:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA22246 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:49:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (andrew@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA22239 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:49:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (andrew@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA01021; Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:48:16 +1000 (EST) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:48:16 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew Perry To: Stan Brown cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: User ID storage in 2.2R In-Reply-To: <199703300317.WAA10153@netcom8.netcom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk use vipw to make changes to /etc/passwd this will automatically synchronise the database when you exit. Don't just edit /etc/passwd. Andreww Perry andrew@shoal.net.au > could someone explain (or point me to some docs on) how user > information is stored in 2.2R? > > Even if I put the appropriate lines in /etc/passwd *and* > /etc/master.passwd, they don't seem to be effective. The only way that I > have been able to make this work is by using adduser. > > I don't understand this. Why can't I just use good old /etc/passwd? What > other magic place is this info stored? > > Thanks. > > -- > Stan Brown stanb@netcom.com 404-996-6955 > Factory Automation Systems > Atlanta Ga. > -- > Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy! > Pay no attention to that cliff ahead... Henry Spencer > (c) 1997 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited. >