Re: Recovering destroyed /etc/passwd from /etc/shadow?

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Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 09:43:49 -0700

NOSPAM wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I managed to destroy my /etc/passwd file (don't ask ;). Is there any
> way to rebuild it with /etc/shadow (which is still intact)??
> Thanks,
> harold

Do you have any recent backup of this file? If not, depending on the
number of users, it may take some time, but this is easy to accomplish.
I assume you still have the group file intact? If so, you have the
user's gid already. If they had the same uid and gid, then it'll be a
lot easier. If not, you can either manually check the uid of their
account's files (assuming they are correct--they should be) or write a
quick script to let you know what user has what uid for their file
ownership(s). Then, backup your files at least once a week, if not daily
and have a master backup somewhere too--for future reference/use.

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