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Password,group,shadow files inode changes

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Author: ktrimu (ktrimu k)  View Profile |  View other solutions by this author

Question / Problem


Why the inode numbers of passwd, group,shadow files changes when you create a user

Solution

The passwd,group,shadow file inode values changes everytime you create the user because these files regenerate at the time of creating user.
shadow file regenerates when you change password.

Applies to

Solaris

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