[Mailman-Users] FreeBSD 5.1, Python 2.1.3, Mailman 2.1.2 Install
Vivek Khera
khera at kcilink.com
Tue Jun 17 05:27:17 CEST 2003
>>>>> "CA" == Christopher Allen <[BigFatPipe.Net]" <cra at bigfatpipe.net>> writes:
>> is to use the vipw command. You can also add users using the pw
>> program.
CA> Actually, editing the /etc/master.passwd then rebuiding the DB is an okay
CA> route to go. Issuing the command:
CA> /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
Don't forget file locking to prevent any other program from editing
the user database at the same time... vipw handles that too. Like I
said, the one true way is to use vipw (or its relatives). It can even
be scripted...
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