Questions tagged [passwd-file]
Questions about the file `/etc/passwd`. Contents, manipulation and recovery.
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I (unintentionally) deleted (I guess) a passwd file
I was trying to install x11vnc to screen share my laptop through the terminal. While I was doing it, x11vnc asked me to add a password and so I did. Then I needed to open another terminal and it ...
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Why does Ubuntu include accounts for packages that aren't installed?
Why does Ubuntu include accounts for packages that aren't installed (such as gnats, irc,...)? Seems the accounts should be created as needed when the packages are installed, not sitting there in the ...
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Is it possible to place a file in /target before install starts, using a preseed?
I'm using a preseed to install my system. However, I'd like to place existing passwd and group files in /target/etc, after partitioning, but before the install starts. Any ideas?
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Safely edit fstab and passwd files
I remember hearing that there were wrapper tools to help editing /etc/fstab and /etc/passwd to do basic syntax checking (eg a newline at the end of the file).
My google-fu isn't turning them up... ...
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Delete a duplicate username?
My ubuntu login screen shows two accounts with my username. I am only able to log into one of them, and I have no idea where the other one came from or what the password is. My /etc/passwd file shows ...
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I have another user than root with UID 0
I'm running a VPS which I have forogtten for quite a while. It was still running Ubuntu 18. I logged in today an saw that apparently the server was hacked, it was running a cryptominer and stuff.
So I ...
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How can I prevent unprivileged users from accessing /etc/passwd, /etc/group, etc
As the title suggests, I have a multi user environment, and in the interest of protecting privacy, I'd really like to be able to restrict users access to some of these publicly viewable files that ...
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how to delete a user from ubuntu with the same uid of myuser
There is an option to have more than one user on your linux box and use them for different task. So, basically, I used it sometime to have different instance of application for different projects. For ...