If you have a lab computer you could experiment.
Save passd to passd.bak or whatever.
Alter the file to include comments.
Test by trying to log into another account on another virtual terminal
or x session.
If you fail you still have a good session to swap the files back.
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Shawn Badger wrote:
> I haven't seen this before, but I am wondering if it possible to put
> blank lines and comments in the /etc/passd and group files?
> I have one person saying you absolutely can't and another saying that
> you can.
> Which one is right?
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