Yum is updating /etc/shadow?

Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Thu Jan 12 08:08:26 UTC 2012


On 01/12/2012 01:56 PM, g wrote:
> On 01/12/2012 02:40 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> <>
>
>> I saw the same message just now....  But no /etc/shadow.rpmnew was
>> created and the /etc/shadow file was not touched.
> -=-
>
> where you updating same package?
>
> could be you two have found a bug with yum/rpm.
>

As indicated by the OP, the package being updated was "setup". 

Based on what Frank has just stated, I think he concurs.

I'll probably just file this as "interesting".

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