Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 00:07:57 -1000 (HST) From: "David Langford" <langfod@dihelix.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: why does passwd(1) et al remake /etc/passwd? Message-ID: <199704021007.AAA23069@caliban.dihelix.com>
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Since pwd_mkdb requires a flag to rebuild the V7 passwd file
I was surprized to find that the passwd(1) program creates
the /etc/passwd file after I so carefully deleted it.
Just noticed that vipw does this also.
I dont supposed we could hide a system flag somewhere that say
"DONT create a V7 passwd file unless I say so twice"?
Off to source code land and crontab rm'ing.
P.s. if you are wondering we have this problem of users grabbing
the passwd list for spamming purposes.
Thanks,
-David Langford
langfod@dihelix.com
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