On 20 December 2010 15:17, Gordon Burgess-Parker <gbpli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 20/12/10 15:08, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > The issue with Windows is that there is a database at the core of the > authentication mechanism, and this database can get damaged. Unix and Linux > are essentially based on flat files which can be edited with the correct > permissions. It is possible to damage /etc/passwd and/or /etc/shadow in such > a way as to cause authentication failure, and also to corrupt your user > space in such a way as to damage user configuration files, but it's also a > lot easier to recover them. > > s/ > > > Ah. That makes things a bit clearer. Are there any "Howtos" as to how a > (relative) newbie can recover from these sorts of damage? > > Broadly, make sure you have an up to date backup of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow as well as your home directory. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?"
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