On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 06:12, blade- wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a way to sync /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow? > there was no shadow file when I first set gentoo up and it added itself > later some how, it complains sometimes that there is no entry in > /etc/shadow for some users.
NAME pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups. SYNOPSIS pwconv pwunconv grpconv grpunconv DESCRIPTION These four programs all operate on the normal and shadow password and group files: /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow, and /etc/gshadow. pwconv creates shadow from passwd and an optionally existing shadow. pwunconv creates passwd from passwd and shadow and then removes shadow. grpconv creates gshadow from group and an optionally existing gshadow. grpunconv creates group from group and gshadow and then removes gshadow. Best regards Michael Boman -- Michael Boman Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd http://www.securecirt.com
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