backup user accounts

[Alexander Skwar]

Olaf Stein schrieb:
> hey everybody
>  
> what is the best way of backing up user accounts:
> is it by simply copying /etc/passwd, group and shadow (if used) or is 
> there another way

What do you want to backup? Just the user/group information (realname, uid, password)?

If so - you're right. It's all in /etc/passwd, group, shadow *and* gshadow.

> would these files then be compatible with other versions of 
> ubuntu/debian or only with the one they were created on

They are compatible.

Alexander Skwar

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