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On 10/21/2013 04:39 AM, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I probably haven't looked at this file for years, but it contains |
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> named:x:40:40:added by portage for bind:/etc/bind:/sbin/nologin |
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> #named:x:40:40:added by portage for bind:/etc/bind:/bin/bash |
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> #postfix:x:207:207:added by portage for |
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> postfix:/var/spool/postfix:/sbin/nologin |
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> postfix:x:207:207:added by portage for |
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> postfix:/var/spool/postfix:/bin/bash |
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> I've now changed postfix to nologin, and since then it has restarted |
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> cleanly and accpted new mail. |
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> Does anyone have similar in their passwd or is this weird? |
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> I have never seen comments in my /etc/passwd file. |
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> That would really cause some alarmbells to ring in my head. |
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> -- |
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> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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I've seen comments like this when portage makes changes, specifically in |
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/etc/portage/package.* - usually when package atoms change. Don't know |
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why it would do that with /etc/passwd though. Maybe it's an ebuild bug? |
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Dan |
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