Does all linux users are present on /etc/passwd? [closed] Does all linux users are present on /etc/passwd? [closed] shell shell

Does all linux users are present on /etc/passwd? [closed]


While logged in with user1 (after su user1) execute:

getent passwd $USER

This fetches user passwd entries across different databases. All users are not necessarily system users - they can come from LDAP etc.Check docs on getenv.

Also check your nsswitch.conf to see all sources used to obtain name-service information.