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How do I modify the shadow password file on a Unix system?by faq_monk (Initiate) |
on Oct 08, 1999 at 00:29 UTC ( [id://719]=perlfaq nodetype: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Current Perl documentation can be found at perldoc.perl.org. Here is our local, out-dated (pre-5.6) version:
If perl was installed correctly, and your shadow library was written
properly, the getpw*() functions described in the perlfunc manpage should in theory provide (read-only) access to entries in the shadow
password file. To change the file, make a new shadow password file (the
format varies from system to system - see passwd(5) for specifics) and use
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