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Matthew Seaman wrote:
> Note: this is potentially a problem.  If the UID number gets reused for a
> different account, that new user will get all the ownership rights to the
> old users' files.  It can often be a better policy to disable an old account
> -- set the password field in /etc/master.passwd to '!!' and change the shell
> to /sbin/nologin -- rather than to delete it.
>   
Before I go trotting off and do this and potentially replace the wrong 
field, which one is the passwd?
tick:$1$CDKLp9qt$sfo5Mi5/dB1uGZUuc5uKk0:1001:1001::0:0:User 
&:/home/tick:/sbin/nologin
> You can also get a report on any 'unowned' files in the weekly periodic
> e-mail by adding
>
>     weekly_noid_enable="YES"
>
> to /etc/periodic.conf
>   
Where does it find the email address?
TIA,
beno