From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 29 19:17:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA01360 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 29 Mar 1997 19:17:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from netcom8.netcom.com (stanb@netcom8.netcom.com [192.100.81.117]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA01345 for ; Sat, 29 Mar 1997 19:17:36 -0800 (PST) Received: (from stanb@localhost) by netcom8.netcom.com (8.6.13/Netcom) id WAA10153; Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:17:35 -0500 From: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) Message-Id: <199703300317.WAA10153@netcom8.netcom.com> Subject: User ID storage in 2.2R To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.com (Free BSD Questions list) Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:17:34 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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.