You might want to investigate using alternative name services like NIS (internal networks only) or LDAP (see SLUG talk) rather than dink round with the /etc files.
Regards, Jill. -- Jill Rowling, Snr Des. Eng. & Unix System Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aristocrat Technologies Australia 3rd Floor, 77 Dunning Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax: (02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Guthrie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2001 11:36 > To: slug > Subject: [SLUG] /etc/new-passwd creation > > > Checked man and google. Is there an obvious way to create a > new passwd > file (/etc/new-passwd) and add users/passwds to it instead of to > /etc/passwd? > I'm trying to implement a seperate passwd file to the normal > passwd for > my proftp. The command in proftp AuthUserFile is easy, setting up the > new -passwd file is not obvious. ---------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ---------------------- This email is intended only to be read or used by the addressee. The information contained in this e-mail message may be confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, distribution, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. Confidentiality attached to this communication is not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery to you. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify us by return e-mail or telephone Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited on +61 2 9413 6300. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug