On Sat, Aug 06, 2011 at 08:43:29AM -0000, Nicolas François wrote: > I'm not really worried by the consistency of single files (each one are > updated atomically).
> The problem is the inconsistency between files (e.g. /etc/passwd and > /etc/shadow). I'm not sure what would be the worst case if for example > /etc/passwd is updated but /etc/shadow is not. I think the absolute worse case would be an account locked out because /etc/passwd has been updated with an 'x' but the corresponding entry has not been added to /etc/shadow. But a) that can be guarded against by changing the files in the proper order (which is probably already being done), and b) having lock files left behind doesn't help solve any of the resulting problems. Otherwise, I don't see any real possibility of breakage caused by having one file updated without the other. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523896 Title: useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/523896/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
