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To: Leif Neland <leifn@darla.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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Subject: Re: root != userid 0?!?
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On 20 Nov 1997, Leif Neland wrote:

> the /etc/passwd-file are identical to the /etc/passwd on another system where it works: the userid is 0:0

Check the /etc/passwd file is world readable.

Andrew