rpgoldman wrote: >I would like to make a newly-configured machine have the same users >and groups (with the same numeric identifiers) as another. Is there >any easy way to do this? Can one copy over /etc/group, /etc/passwd >and /etc/shadow somehow? Or, assuming they're not contradictory >(i.e., numeric identifiers and names don't clash), merge them together >with the old ones? Don't copy them over as that may modify entries that the new system needs to run properly. Careful merging should work just fine. I occasionally do this myself. Setting up NIS or NIS+ servers, slave servers and clients would be another path that could be taken. Sincerely, Ken Fuchs <kfuchs at winternet.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list