> > Problem is, said file is world readable
> Not really an answer but shouldn't users change
> the password they're given first time they login?
Yeah but what if said user hasn't loggged in yet . . . .
Wide open account. Besides, if a password is visible in
cleartext, root can see it. You really don't want this.
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