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Old 02-17-2005, 08:32 PM   #1
jorasmi
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Backup and restore accounts and password


Hi! I have two Linux Box, one as a server and the other as a backup. There are times when i need to configure the server and take in out from the network and make the backup active. My question is how to I copy the accounts, groups and password to the backup? Thanks!
 
Old 02-17-2005, 09:24 PM   #2
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Not sure if I understand your question right, but all you should have to do is make a backup copy of three files:
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
 
  


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