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diff --git a/chapter06/config-shadowpwd.xml b/chapter06/config-shadowpwd.xml deleted file mode 100644 index e3268b6f2..000000000 --- a/chapter06/config-shadowpwd.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2><title>Configuring Shadow</title> - -<para>This package contains utilities to modify users' passwords, add -or delete users and groups, and the like. We're not going to explain what -'password shadowing' means. A full explanation can be found in the -<filename>doc/HOWTO</filename> -file within the unpacked Shadow source tree. There's one -thing to keep in mind if you decide to use Shadow support: programs that -need to verify passwords (for example xdm, ftp daemons, pop3 daemons) need -to be 'shadow-compliant', that is they need to be able to work with -shadowed passwords.</para> - -<para>To enable shadowed passwords, run the following command:</para> - -<screen><userinput>/usr/sbin/pwconv</userinput></screen> - -<para>And to enable shadowed group passwords, run the following -command:</para> - -<screen><userinput>/usr/sbin/grpconv</userinput></screen> - -<para>Under normal circumstances, you won't have created any passwords yet. -However, if returning to this section to enable shadowing, you should reset any -current user passwords with the <command>passwd</command> command or any -group passwords with the <command>gpasswd</command> command.</para> -</sect2> - |