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Re: Shadow file permissions



"Stephen J. Carpenter" <sjc@delphi.com> writes:

> And I have not run Xadmin either (tho personally I don't see
> the problem with it modifing the files...it is an admin tool
> afterall...noone complains about vi being able to edit the
> files...but I didn't get into that argument when I saw it...
> not interesed in it now :) )

You shouldn't use vi to edit the passwd files either.  Use vipw so
that there is proper


Guy


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