Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:30:15 -0700 (PDT) From: jadeite <jadeite@light.pomona.edu> To: John-David Childs <jdc@denver.net> Cc: Mail Lists <maillist@home.comhelp.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970707152918.3763B-100000@light.pomona.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970707160509.27697A-100000@milehigh.denver.net>
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if you are editing /etc/master.passwd directly (which is not recommended,
it's much better to use vipw) you need to /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -p
/etc/master.passwd or something like that to update the database.
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, John-David Childs wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Mail Lists wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi....whenever I update the password file my changes don't seem to take
> > effect even after a reboot...I've tried changing shells and comments and
> > they look right in the file, but don't work when logging in or using
> > finger...is there something else I need to do to update the system?
> > thanks...Adam
> >
> Sounds like you're not using vipw or pwd_mkdb.
> If you're just editing the /etc/{master.}passwd file with
> vi/ee/pico/ed/etc., then you need to pick up a good beginning Unix/Unix
> Sysadmin book ;)
>
> man vipw
> --
>
> John-David Childs (JC612) @denver.net/Internet-Coach
> System Administrator Enterprise Internet Solutions
> & Network Engineer 901 E 17th Ave, Denver 80218
> "I used up all my sick days... so I'm calling in dead!"
>
>
>
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