On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:31:31 +0100
Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group -- you can regenerate /etc/passwd
> from /etc/master.passwd by running:
> 
>     # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
> 
> But note that there have been changes to the standard system accounts
> which you will need to merge.

Thanks for correcting that.
I'm thinking about a clean install, too, when 5.3 comes out. Luckily,
I'm using it alone, which makes the restoring of user accounts rather
easy... =)

> 
>       Cheers,
> 
>       Matthew

Kind regards,
Benjamin

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(Unfortunately, it would probably also have 200-page manual telling how
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--
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