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jc@arch

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Registered: 2021-06-04

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[SOLVED]2 files for /etc/group

Hi everyone, noob here.
why i've got 2 files for /etc/group ?

jc@Arch: /etc $ ls -laH | grep group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root      892 18 avril 15:47 group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root      957 18 avril 09:57 group-

These are backup files when you use a dedicated program to modify them as 'useradd' or 'groupadd'.

Last edited by jc@arch (2025-04-18 15:37:32)

mpan

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Re: [SOLVED]2 files for /etc/group

Hello.

The files with dash at the end are backups. That also includes “passwd-”, “shadow-”, and “gshadow-”. They’re created by tools that modify the originals.

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jc@arch

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Re: [SOLVED]2 files for /etc/group

lol thanks