From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 22 21:42:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A11C416A47B for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:42:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stas@edpausa.com) Received: from skywalker.edpausa.com (mail.edpausa.com [67.88.41.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7571B13C455 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:42:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stas@edpausa.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.edpausa.com [127.0.0.1]) by skywalker.edpausa.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED862C9541; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:09:05 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at edpausa.com Received: from skywalker.edpausa.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (skywalker.edpausa.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id T0l-pvXtwrHu; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:08:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.52] (stas.edpausa.com [192.168.0.52]) by skywalker.edpausa.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D748CC947B; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:08:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <458C1125.20307@edpausa.com> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:08:53 -0500 From: stas khromoy User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jerry McAllister References: <458964AB.2080400@edpausa.com> <20061220184602.GB30425@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20061220184602.GB30425@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: replicating /etc/passwd on a failover machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:42:16 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 thanks for the help guys ! Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 11:28:27AM -0500, stas khromoy wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> hey folks >> >> we are working on building a failover server. >> now everything is going along pretty nicely. (knock on wood) >> >> so the question of the day. >> is there a way to replicate the password files ? >> >> i doubt that just copying over /etc/passwd and master.passwd will work . > > Almost. You just need to make sure database stuff is updated properly. > Check out pwd_mkdb(8) and vipw(8) and man master.passwd and man passwd. > > ////jerry > >> thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQCVAwUBRYwRJNbpM15f9s9nAQI4fQP9FR2s+YClP9fWLN1uBHH/0gBr6zl2ai6S tIMNCav8rfj+xZlWJiN723WBp5U9O3msv7edHD1jPUfkVblZOp096jI976nYfE1D vVvaQ5qAtTk3zJ/SsgKkusOIG6J1WCmif+WY26VBEkHLLkIvUI3AeCPyygRtbdyv Kg4YsT4IlJk= =IlD/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----