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Old 02-28-2008, 12:59 AM
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Hi,

I have made some changes in /et/passwd file is there any command which will help me to update the recently made changes in this file without rebooting my server.


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You don't need to reboot to reflect the changes.
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what ever changes made in /etc/passwd file does not require reboot.

For (eg) if i changed all the fields of a user in /etc/passwd there is no need to reboot the machine it will get automatically updated is that.
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