Passwd File Checker

[Jay Schlegel @eldest]

Greetings,
   Recently several articles have appeared in net.unix and/or net.unix-
wizards regarding grunged passwd files.  We've had a recurring problem of
trashed lines in /etc/passwd which would rampantly propagate eventually
filling the file system.

   This is to announce that I will be posting to net.sources a little C
program that's inexpensive to run from cron, and will warn of a grunged
format as well as unapproved root uid's.  The root entry is also checked
for valid password and shell fields.  For more information, please refer
to the net.sources posting.

Jay Schlegel  --  sdcsvax!telesoft!jay

	"We are such stuff as dreams are made on,
	  and our little lives are rounded with a sleep"