Re: etc/passwd file

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Date: 10/26/02 

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 21:09:47 -0500

>> On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:39:20 +1000,
>> "tina" <comp5019@hotmail.com> said:

> why is the /etc/passwd file not hidden to make the
> system more secure?

what information in /etc/passwd do you think should be
hidden (and which fields from whom?) and why would hiding
it make the system more secure (more secure than what?)?