'ls -n' opens password file for reading

Adri Verhoef ccea3 at rivm.UUCP
Fri May 5 23:45:02 AEST 1989


The command 'ls -n' fails with '/etc/passwd file cannot be
opened for reading' if the password file is missing, or it
fails with '/etc/group file cannot be opened for reading'
if the group file is missing.

-Flame on-
'ls -n' does not need to open any password or group file!
-Flame off-

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