[PLUG] migrating to new uid/gid
Rich Shepard
rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Fri Nov 25 22:04:12 UTC 2005
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, Galen Seitz wrote:
> I've looked at /etc/gshadow and the numeric gid is not present, so I don't
> think this should be necessary. Correct me if I'm wrong.
galen,
I cannot say. But, I recall from a long time ago that it is prudent to
unconvert the /etc/passwd file before modifying existing entries, and to
reconvert it when done. I've just done this when I've had to futz with the
file.
Rich
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