On Fri, 5 Mar 2010, Gerard Hooton wrote:
> Hello all,
> Where on a Linux (specifically Debian/Ubuntu) system is user account
> info stored apart from:
> user home dir
> /etc/passwd
> /etc/group
> /etc/shadow
>
Nowhere else I think. Unless you're using ldap or something.
Oh, /var/spool/mail/username contains the mailbox by default. If there's
mail, and if you're not using virtual domains or some such.
Actually, beyond what you have there, it all depends on what else is
setup.
Murf.
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