Re: Shadow Passwords

["Adam Alexander" <adam alexander lu>]

>> No you don't.. you just type 'pwconv' and it converts you to shadow
>> passwords.
>
>I've done that, but what I'm curious about is, what happens when you add a
>user?  Does that user's passwd show up as * in /etc/passwd and get saved
>in /etc/shadow or do I have to run 'pwconv' again for having added a user?
>Much appreciated.


Once is enough.   =)  Once you have typed 'pwconv' and the /etc/shadow file
has been created, any new users will be correctly added to /etc/passwd with
their encrypted password being stored in /etc/shadow.  It's all automatic
after typing that one command.

Adam Alexander