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Date:      Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:09:10 -0700
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        mercer28@gte.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HELP! Like an idiot I deleted my /etc/passwd file. 
Message-ID:  <199710130409.VAA11040@implode.root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:13:13 EDT." <199710122213.SAA01210@YouAreAt.my.domain> 

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>Hello all,
>	Can someone please point me to the right place to get a generic copy 
>of a /etc/passwd file so I can re-create mine.

   Just do a "vipw" and make a minor change. /etc/passwd should be regenerated
from the master file (master.passwd).

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project



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