/etc/passwd -> /proc/mkpasswd

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Apr  3 19:48, Gerald Villemure wrote:
> I wonder if it would be possible to do something like this:
> 
> /etc/passwd -> /proc/mkpasswd
> /etc/group -> /proc/mkgroup
> 
> These sym links would make the 2 files dynamic and would simplify setup
> somewhat.

OTOH, it would make the layout of these files rather static.  What if
the files should contain accounts from multiple domains?  What if you
want to map a Windows user name with spaces into a Cygwin user name
witout spaces?


Corinna

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