I believe those files are created by pwconv (the password/shadow conversion
utility).
Quoting Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> ...
> Anyone know what the /etc/passwd- and /etc/shadow- files are? They
> appear to
> be backup versions of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, but I can't seem to
> find
> any documentation even acknowledging the existence of these files.
> Anyone
> know?
>...
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