> > that's how I've got it at the moment, but I want to use the user file
> > instead not the UNIX password file. What I want to do is use the user file
> > of Radius instead. My main reason is that the version of linux am using is
> > doing some funny stuff with the passwd file. I have a users "jim",
> > "jimmy", "jimwatt" and others. When "jim" changes his password his whole
> > line in the passwd file is somehow copied to all users containing "jim". So
> > am hoping to solve the problem using the Radius user file and radpass.
>
> My recommendation would be to move to BSD -- either FreeBSD or, if you can
> afford it, BSD/OS 2.1 from BSDI. I'm sorry but I just can't bring myself
That won't help. He needs to get a sysadmin with a clue. That passwd bug
is an ANCIENT slackware bug in passwd...not an OS or kernel problem. He
should have installed shadow support anyway.
Hmm...I'm bleeding from my finger. I'll fix it my having my arm chopped off.
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