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bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:54:56 +0200 |
> From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 34225-done@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:19:39 +0200
>
> > /etc/shadow-
> > Backup file for /etc/shadow.
> >
> > Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite,
> > but not by all user and password management tools.
>
> Yes, and "man 5 passwd" shows the same:
>
> /etc/passwd-
> Backup file for /etc/passwd.
>
> So I installed the patch to master.
Please add a comment there to explain why we do such a strange thing.