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[ILUG] Preserving group & passwd to another server

[ILUG] Preserving group & passwd to another server

Niall Walsh linux at esatclear.ie
Fri Dec 17 19:15:32 GMT 2004

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Aidan Delaney wrote:

>Copying /etc/passwd and /etc/group _is_ sufficient in a lot of cases.
>I've done it on small networks as it's more secure (and easier) than NIS
>and doesn't require a full-time admin.
>  
>
/etc/shadow aswell presumably!

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