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/etc/passwd.org what is it ?
Name: Skewkus Date: April 30, 2008 at 18:23:51 Pacific OS: Debian CPU/Ram: 2 gig ram Product: Athlon
Comment:
Does anyone know what /etc/passwd.org and /etc/shadow.org are used for? are they just backups of the passwd and shadow file or something ?
They were created in 2005 according to the timestamp and contain old login credentials no longer in the passwd and shadow file.
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