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saran_redhat 05-05-2010 12:06 AM
User details
 
Hai Friends

user details are stored in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.apart from this any other files are contains user details . please advise me.

linuxunix 05-05-2010 12:38 AM
sky1987,

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saran,
There are other files like /etc/group, /etc/skel which does contain few more info.

vikas027 05-05-2010 08:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by saran_redhat (Post 3957650)
Hai Friends

user details are stored in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.apart from this any other files are contains user details . please advise me.
These are the important files

Code:
- /etc/passwd
- /etc/passwd-  (Backup File of /etc/passwd)
- /etc/shadow
- /etc/shadow-  (Backup File of /etc/shadow)
- /etc/group    (To know the group of any user)

chrism01 05-05-2010 09:10 PM
Note that if you run NIS or LDAP authentication, then user details will also be on the auth server.


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