> > hi everybody, > > i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound > a little stupid > > the problem > i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd > and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) > > the users are still able to login after i deleted them > the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot find > their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them from their > > the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command is > executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the home > directories of those users, because i want to keep them > > how can i remove those users completely? > and is there something like a /etc/shadow file?
You said you did what rmuser does "manually". I presume that means that you did not use rmuser directly. So, what did you use to delete the entry from the /etc/passwd file? As you have guessed, there is a 'shadow' file (which is called master.passwd). There is also a password database (pwd.db). If you edit /etc/passwd directly, then neither master.passwd nor pwd.db will be correctly updated. So, you need to use a utility called 'vipw'. It is just like using vi. type vipw, do your editing - remove the line from the file - and write/quit to get out. When you leave vipw with a write, it will automatically update master.passwd and pwd.db for you. ////jerry > > please cc me on the answer as i am not in the list Oh, you should be. You would learn so much. /jrm > > thanks in advance > olaf > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
