command used to synchronize changes done in /etc/passwd to
/etc/shadow file?
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
Answer / hyma
If /etc/shadow file is correpted we need to use pwconv'
command it is automatically recovered.
If /etc/passwd file is correpted we have copy of passwd
file as 'opasswd'. We need to copy that file.
#cp -p /etc/opasswd /etc/passwd
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 11 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / jstkiran
The pwconv command creates and updates /etc/shadow with
information from /etc/passwd.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / karthik
The command 'pwck ' is used to synchronize the changes done
in /etc/passwd to /etc/shadow.
' pwconv " - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Performace degradations in NFSv4 when upgraded from NFSv3? problems with NFS v4?
Port no for telnet (23) , ssh(22)?
what are the daemons running In NIS? how to do u create NIS users and update Maps?
Explain custom jumpstart procedure?
How can abiword be compiled for solaris using gcc?
Process between Kernel and Shell when a command is executed?
How to check whether a particular port is open or not?
Solaris run levels?
how to create passwords in nis?
Explain how to kill a process.
Explain how to view shared memory statistics?
what are the run levels that are used in solaris10?