password file

From: Paul.Casteels <casteels_at_uia.ua.ac.be>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 12:05:06 +0200 (MET DST)

Hello,

We would like to change our password file from within a crontab procedure.
Is it sufficient to replace /etc/passwd and to run mkpasswd, or are there
any other procedures involved ?

Kind regards and thanks,

Paul Casteels casteels_at_uia.ac.be Tel: +32.3.8202455
                                                Fax: +32.3.8202245
University of Antwerp Dpt.Physics
Universiteitsplein 1
B-2610 Wilrijk
Belgium
Received on Tue Jul 09 1996 - 12:55:39 NZST