13.3. User Administration Related Files
The following files are referenced while doing user administration.
| /etc/security/environ | Contains the environment attributes for users. |
| /etc/security/lastlog | Contains the last login attributes for users. |
| /etc/security/limits | Contains process resource limits for users. |
| /etc/security/user | Contains extended attributes for users. |
| /usr/lib/security/mkuser.default | Contains the default attributes for new users. |
| /etc/passwd | Contains the basic attributes of users. |
| /etc/security/passwd | Contains password information. |
| /etc/security/login.cfg | Contains configuration information for login and user authentication. |
| /etc/utmp | Contains the record of users logged into the system. |
| /var/adm/wtmp | Contains connect time accounting records. |
| /etc/security/failedlogin | Records all failed login attempts. |
| /etc/motd | Contains the message to be displayed every time a user logs in to the system. |
| /etc/environment | Specifies the basic environment for all processes. |
| /etc/group | Contains the basic attributes of groups. |
| /etc/security/group | Contains the extended attributes of groups. |
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