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Since I couldn't find a Fedora section, I post my thread here...

Hi all,

I installed Fedora 17 with Windows 7. For some reason I had to use LVM, since every time when I want to add more than...

I could check for UID 0, that might yield the root account in a variety of circumstances such as root and super as you described. I certainly understand the security threat this script might produce,...

Maybe you should save your 2 cents, since I have no idea what you mean with this statement.

Passwords are usually encrypted using MD5, so passwords in shadow would be $\d$, that is all I need.
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I am about to write a script that is based on "The Linux Administration Handbook" The exercise is as follows:

Write a shell script to help monitor the health of the /etc/passwd file....

Hello,

I am trying to write a shell script that maintains the health of the passwd file. The goal is to check for duplicate usernames, UID's etc. I am able to find and sort out the UID and login...

It works, you have been a great help. Thank you :)

Thanks,

but that doesn't work. I still get the same line.

Hello fellow UNIX gurus :)

I have a problem regarding the script below:

# Variables used in this shell.
power=0 # Stores squared integer
total=0 # Sum of all squared integers...

Hi,

I would like to do some research on the Linux kernel. Where can I find information about the current kernel development, who is working on the kernel. I looked up the change log on the kernels...

But this involves IP addresses, or is that also possible with a string host name i.e "UNIX01"?

Hello guys,

I would like to develop a script which takes a host name as argument and displays a message whether the host is on the local network or not. How can I accomplish that? Is there a file...

The reason I use the expr command is because I have to; that is part of the assignment.

All I want to do is to use reg expressions to check whether the user typed in strings instead of integers....

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