Re: [gentoo-user] acct-user/man usermod: user 'man' does not exist in /etc/passwd

[Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com>]

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On Thursday, 11 April 2024 16:08:54 BST Dale wrote:

> I don't recall editing this file ever.  From my understanding, commands
> are used to manage that file.  I can't say for sure but it's doubtful I
> edited that file. 
> 
> I can easily do a emerge -ek world if you think it would be wise to do
> so.  I guess that would reset ownership of files as it reinstalls. 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-) 


I can't really advise what to do, it depends on your level of concern about 
this discrepancy with the 'man' account.  The question to mull over is what 
could a rogue 'man' account have changed since your last full emerge @world?  

If you upgraded your profile from 17.1 to 23.0 recently you would have re-
emerged @world, so all packages would have been reinstalled.  If you run find 
to print recently changed files since the profile upgrade, you'll have some 
pointers for packages to emerge again.  Or, with the 'man' account safely back 
in its box you can change passwds/keys and re-emerge the whole @world once 
more.

If you are totally worried to the point of not being able to trust your 
system, then you'll need to reformat and start with a fresh stage3 download 
and fresh sources.  Do not blindly copy all your configuration files from the 
backups, but diff them to make sure only changes you approve make it into the 
new system.  This can be a lot of work, which you may not be inclined to 
embark on and could potentially be an overkill.

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