Bug 12497
Summary: | cannot logon because /etc/shadow is missing | ||
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Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | mdmoore |
Component: | shadow-utils | Assignee: | Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero> |
Status: | CLOSED NOTABUG | QA Contact: | |
Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | medium | ||
Version: | 6.1 | ||
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Hardware: | i386 | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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Last Closed: | 2000-06-19 01:40:12 UTC | Type: | --- |
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Description
mdmoore
2000-06-19 01:40:11 UTC
I've never seen a Linux system deleting /etc/shadow without being told to. Chances are someone figured out the root password and is playing games with you. Also, check the permissions to make sure the samba users can't mount /etc writable on their windoze boxes. |