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Re: copying passwd files



On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:55:13 +1300, zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz writes:
>When copying passwd files (ie smbpasswd, passwd, group, shadow) from one
>machine to another via ftp... should it be via ascii or binary mode????

When in doubt always use binary mode, so your files get transported byte per byte, no matter what their content.

cheers,
&rw
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