Ok, so in this very large update, I see that Updating : setup [ 39/144] warning: /etc/passwd created as /etc/passwd.rpmnew Doing a diff I see that these have changed -root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash -bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin -daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/sbin/nologin -adm:x:3:4:adm:/var/adm:/sbin/nologin -lp:x:4:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/sbin/nologin -sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync -shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown -halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt -mail:x:8:12:mail:/var/spool/mail:/sbin/nologin -news:x:9:13:news:/etc/news: -uucp:x:10:14:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/sbin/nologin -operator:x:11:0:operator:/root:/sbin/nologin -games:x:12:100:games:/usr/games:/sbin/nologin -gopher:x:13:30:gopher:/var/gopher:/sbin/nologin -ftp:x:14:50:FTP User:/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin -nobody:x:99:99:Nobody:/:/sbin/nologin +root:*:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash +bin:*:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin +daemon:*:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/sbin/nologin +adm:*:3:4:adm:/var/adm:/sbin/nologin +lp:*:4:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/sbin/nologin +sync:*:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync +shutdown:*:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown +halt:*:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt +mail:*:8:12:mail:/var/spool/mail:/sbin/nologin +uucp:*:10:14:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/sbin/nologin +operator:*:11:0:operator:/root:/sbin/nologin +games:*:12:100:games:/usr/games:/sbin/nologin +gopher:*:13:30:gopher:/var/gopher:/sbin/nologin +ftp:*:14:50:FTP User:/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin +nobody:*:99:99:Nobody:/:/sbin/nologin So the password field has changed from x to * ???? I know that that means look in /etc/shadow for the password, but what inconsistancy will the older, established users find ?? Can someone explain more than: Name : setup Product : Fedora 9 Version : 2.6.17 Release : 1.fc9 URL : [] Summary : A set of system configuration and setup files. Description : The setup package contains a set of important system configuration and setup files, such as passwd, group, and profile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Temporarily added rquotad to /etc/services due to reports that rquotad grabbed the dovecot secure imap port during startup, which made that one later on fail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Jul 25 2008 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@xxxxxxxxxx> 2.6.17-1 - Temporarily added rquotad to /etc/services * Tue Jun 17 2008 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@xxxxxxxxxx> 2.6.16-1 - Dropped user news from default /etc/passwd (#437462) * Thu Jun 5 2008 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@xxxxxxxxxx> 2.6.15-1 - Added prelude-manager and snortd to uidgid list -- Brian Millett - [ Daggair, Mariel, and Londo, "Soul Mates"] "Londo, you're making a big mistakes." 'A huge mistake.' `Well, it won't be my first. Actually, it will be my fourth.`
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