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From: dce@mips.COM (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file
Message-ID: <3394@dunkshot.mips.COM>
Date: 19 Sep 88 21:42:20 GMT
Reply-To: dce@mips.COM (David Elliott)
Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
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It turns out that the System V (or at least SVR3) version of the
passwd command will cause the resultant passwd file to be mode
0444.  I have had a couple of complaints about this, and would like
to decide on a solution.

Is it reasonable to have passwd fix the mode of the new /etc/passwd
to be the same as the current /etc/passwd?

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David Elliott		dce@mips.com  or  {ames,prls,pyramid,decwrl}!mips!dce