Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:07:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: cesar@mail.uigv.edu.pe Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pwd.db Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909271106380.22823-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <7so0na$hqt6@eGroups.com>
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On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 cesar@mail.uigv.edu.pe wrote: > hi FreeBSD gurus: > > Are there relation betwen /etc/passwd and /etc/pwd.db? > Yes - from master.passwd is created passwd, and the pwd.db and the shadowed version - the former are for legacy programs that want direct file access, the latter for programs and system issues done in the db format for speed. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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