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From: "Atom Powers" <atom.powers@gmail.com>
To: "Kyrre Nygard" <kyrreny@broadpark.no>
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Subject: Re: Script to organize passwd and group
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On 5/27/06, Kyrre Nygard <kyrreny@broadpark.no> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I was wondering if anybody out there share the same need as I do
> to better organize /etc/passwd and /etc/group.
>

I've never considered this necissary. I consider the passwd, group
files to be fairly "black box" lists. I almost never edit them
manually, that's what the system scripts are for; like 'pw'. And once
you move to a more abstract user management system, like a directory
service, you really have no need to order the lists.

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