/etc/passwd grungies

[Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224]

In article <3039 at mnetor.UUCP>, clewis at mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes:
> BEWARE: In /etc/passwd blank or otherwise badly formatted lines can
> cause *extremely* anomalous behaviour.  ..... [discussion of runaway
accounting due to grundged passwd file]

I religiously run /etc/pwck after making any modifications to /etc/passwd.
Even if I am sure I couldn't have made a mistake :-)
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