> As
> > administrator, you will need to keep UID/GID consistent between the two
> > systems.
>
>Is it possible to copy the passwd, shadow and group files from one
>system and have them work another?
I have exactly the same setup, and along the same line... what if you don't
want to give access to users on this backup machine ?? can you just copy the
/etc/passwd and preserve uid and gid, but leave the shadow out so users
can't logon ??
Cheers
Ricky
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