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User in /etc/passwd but not in /tcb/files/auth

Jean-Marc Beaudoin_1 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:43:57 GMT

Good day,

Somehow, someone here have created a user manually in /etc/passwd with the result that this new user as NOT it's /tcb/files/auth entry.

How would you insert/create it's /tcb/files/auth with nos disruption at all to the normal operation of the server ?

Regards,

Re: User in /etc/passwd but not in /tcb/files/auth

Tim Nelson — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:46:23 GMT

run pwconv to update the changes from /etc/passwd to the trusted structure.

Check out the man page.. This is specifically what the command is for.

Re: User in /etc/passwd but not in /tcb/files/auth

Richard Hepworth — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:47:22 GMT

hi, just run pwconv which will make updates based on any changes in /etc/passwd

Re: User in /etc/passwd but not in /tcb/files/auth

Jeff_Traigle — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:48:05 GMT

You should be able to use pwconv to create the TCB entry. And then find out who was manually editing the passwd file to add users instead of the useradd command so you can beat them with a stick. :)