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This shows you either didn't read what you replied to or don't understand the subject. This file is the public interface of the Linux system to everyone who wa

• dizhn 3y ago
  If I didn't understand I'd be grateful if you could explain it. As far as I know that file does not get referenced for the users in an external directory server. That's how the systems scale without needing to put the users in the file. Aren't we talking about a high number of users (and their authorization levels) when talking about scalibility in this case?
• Phrodo_00 3y ago
  > This file is the public interface of the Linux system to everyone who wants to get information about users on the system No it isn't. PAM is. The password file is only one of the places where users might be defined.