OT: tru64 issue

[Jeremy C. Reed]

> Off topic, I know.  I don't know of a Tru64 user group, though.
> 
> I'm having a strange issue with one of my true64 servers.  about 2 weeks 
> ago, the /etc/passwd file was zeroed out.  Its at 0 bytes.  However, we 
> can still log on.  Does tru64 cache login credentials anywhere?  How is 
> this possible?
> 
> Thanks if anyone has any ideas, or can point me to an active Tru64 group 
> :)

Do you have /var/tcb/files/auth.db or /tcb/files/auth.db?

Have a look at 
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/pub_page/V51B_DOCS/V51B_DOCLIST.HTM

(By the BSD systems don't need a /etc/passwd file. Most Unix software uses 
getpwent(3) family functions for accessing the user/password database(s). 
On BSD systems, the real databases are real db files.)