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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Deleted user still exists
Date: 23 Apr 1997 16:09:28 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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References: <335DD775.7703@i5.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
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In article <335DD775.7703@i5.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>,
Norbert Grundmann <grundman@i5.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> writes:
> Hi,
>
> i am using version 2.1.5 and i found a little problem when deleting
> a user from my host. After deleting the line in /etc/passwd and
> /etc/master.passwd the user still exists and the logging in was
> accepted. Still after a reboot the user was 'living' but NO
> corresponding line in the password file. After deleting the
> backuped file(s) the user was deleted. Is this correct?
>
> Thanks, N. Grundmann
You'd better "delete the line" from pwd.db and spwd.db too then.
Seriously, don't edit passwd and master.passwd, use vipw.
I hope you kept a backup.
> EMail: grundman@i5.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !