On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:28:40 +0100, Peter Nabbefeld wrote:
As system seems to run without problems (other than performance), I've got two questions:
1. Do I need the shadow service? Why?
If verifying the integrity of group files and/or password files fails, I wouldn't call it an install "without problems". [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep '#' -A1 /usr/lib/systemd/system/shadow.service # Always run both checks, but fail the service if either fails ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/pwck -r || r=1; /usr/bin/grpck -r && exit $r' [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ apropos pwck pwck (8) - verify integrity of password files [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ pwck --help | grep read-only -A1 -r, --read-only display errors and warnings but do not change files [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ apropos grpck grpck (8) - verify integrity of group files [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grpck --help | grep read-only -A1 -r, --read-only display errors and warnings but do not change files
2. Why does it fail?
See above.