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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
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Subject: Re: What is the best way to setup a drive
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On Thu, 4 Jul 1996, Terry Lambert wrote:

> I don't think there is a problem with symlinking /etc/passwd; in theory,
> it's not in use until after the mounts are done.

  Well, actually the system never uses /etc/passwd at all.  Now, if you
were to symlink /etc/pwd.db and /etc/spwd.db somewhere else, you won't be
able to login if you boot single-user on a insecure console.