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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 15:59:09 -0400
From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
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To: Brooks Hanley <hanley_brooks@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Password Database
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Brooks Hanley wrote:
> 
> How is it that when passwd and master.passwd are renamed, login is still
> possible by root after restart?

Did you rename the compile versions of these: pwd.db & spwd.db?

See man 5 passwd

-Bill

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