SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file

[David Elliott]

It turns out that the System V (or at least SVR3) version of the
passwd command will cause the resultant passwd file to be mode
0444.  I have had a couple of complaints about this, and would like
to decide on a solution.

Is it reasonable to have passwd fix the mode of the new /etc/passwd
to be the same as the current /etc/passwd?

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David Elliott		dce at mips.com  or  {ames,prls,pyramid,decwrl}!mips!dce