[linux-help] Re: passwd files...

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The second one isn't a password file--it's the program you use to change
your password (thus it is in a 'bin' directory, meaning 'binaries' or
programs...)


On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 11:49:27PM -0500, Lrs v.d.Ast wrote:
> I notice on my Linux box two different passwd files:
> /etc/passwd
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          923 May 24 19:56 passwd
> 
> /usr/bin/passwd:
> -r-s--x--x    1 root     root        12244 Feb  7 16:20 passwd
> 
> What are they doing? I know the "s" has something to do with sticky bit
> stuff. Can someone explain?
> 
> Lrs v.d.Ast
> 
> 
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