Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:49:50 +0200 From: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net> To: Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn@ant.uni-bremen.de> Cc: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to transfer passwd data from NIS-Server to local Message-ID: <20020606154949.K67863@mars.thuis> In-Reply-To: <3CFF5D7F.4060300@ant.uni-bremen.de>; from rebehn@ant.uni-bremen.de on Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 03:02:55PM %2B0200 References: <3CFF446D.9040905@ant.uni-bremen.de> <20020606140742.D67863@mars.thuis> <3CFF54B8.6080505@ant.uni-bremen.de> <20020606143404.H67863@mars.thuis> <3CFF5D7F.4060300@ant.uni-bremen.de>
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On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 03:02:55PM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> Just want to be 100% sure:
>
> Does pwd_mkdb *overwrite* the existing passwd database or *update/merge* the
> supplied input with the existing passwd database?
>
> Heinrich
It overwrites them. You probably want to use the -d switch first to build them
in let's say ~/tmp_passwd. Then you can do sanity checks on that file, and
then run it for real. *Always* make a backup of at least your /etc/*passwd* files
whenever you do such a thing.
Gr,
--
Axel Scheepers
UNIX System Administrator
email: axel@axel.truedestiny.net
a.scheepers@iae.nl
http://axel.truedestiny.net/~axel
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