Re: Isn't it a security hole...
As Jerzy Kakol said:
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> ...the attribute readable for others in case of the file /etc/passwd?
Perhaps a bit, but not too much. The passwords in /etc/passwd are encrypted
through one-way DES encryption. It's much easier to simply guess users'
passwords, the majority of which are first-names or first-names followed
by a number.
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> TIA.
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> Jerzy Kakol
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--gilbert
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University of Texas http://merece.uthscsa.edu/gram
Health Science Center at San Antonio University Health System
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