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Alexander Skwar wrote:
> /etc/passwd like on HP-UX 11.00. Ie. no /etc/shadow.

/etc/shadow was provided by an additional package and libraries. Just like PAM. 
Shadow changed from
being a security measure to be an auth storage backend. As a storage backend, 
it needs libraries to
access it. That's where PAM enters.

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