Assigned roles are managed in /etc/user_attr

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Tian He <hnhet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know I should probably configure LDAP or NIS instead of copying /etc/passwd 
> around. But before jumping into that, here is the weird thing that I wish 
> somebody could explain:
>
> I replaced the current /etc/passwd file with the one on the server. Both the 
> new and the old /etc/passwd file have "x" in their passwd section, indicating 
> the passwd is actually encrypted and saved in /etc/shadow, which I haven't 
> change at all. That's all I did, and yet somehow I couldn't assume root role 
> any more. How's that possible?
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