user migration

[dwight at significant.com (Dwight A. Ernest)]

Bob Keyes wrote:

> I am trying to move about 40 users from one server to another, maintaining
> their passwords. Copying the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow and /etc/pam.d
> files would be enough, I would think. But ssh doesn't work, though already
> logged in users can SU to another user. Is there something I am missing?

Tell us about the OS environment in the source and destination.

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