Chris Blessing wrote:
> Is there anyway to link to another file (in /etc/passwd)?
No.
> This is in
> reference to my previous question as I plan to have a script automate
> the addition of users but I don't want it to spoil the /etc/passwd file
> if it gets to be corrupted by "non-essential" users...thanks!
As long as you append to the file, any entries which are already
present will remain unaffected.
However, it is important that any code which modifies /etc/passwd is
robust. The simplest solution is probably to use `vipw', with EDITOR
set to a suitable program.
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