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From: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: how do I modify passwd entries?
Date: 18 Oct 1995 16:27:21 GMT
Organization: Applied Phyics Lab
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Message-ID: <4639t9$no6@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
References: <4616mf$2ub@shellx.best.com>
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David Paigen wrote in article <4616mf$2ub@shellx.best.com> :
>
>
>I know that I should use adduser rather than modify
>/etc/passwd, etc. files by hand. I assume that this
>has to do with the shadow password file.
>
>But what do I do about old user accounts that need to
>be changed? I need to change the login directory of
>one user. Can I do this by hand?
>
>-david
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