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Old 01-12-2005, 10:02 PM   #1
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It is ok if i unshadow the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow


would i able to shadow it agian.
 
Old 01-12-2005, 10:07 PM   #2
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/etc/passwd is simply a userlist, /etc/shadow contains the unshadowed encrypted passwords
 
  


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