How does the useradd command work on a system that has shadow passwords enabled?
The following steps illustrate what happens if the command 'useradd juan' is issued on a system that has shadow passwords enabled:
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A new line for
juanis created in/etc/passwd. The line has the following characteristics:-
It begins with the username
juan. -
There is an
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