fix: set shadow file to root:shadow 0640 in mutable mode#41
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When mutable users are enabled, tools like passwd need to read /etc/shadow, which requires the file to be accessible to the shadow group. In mutable mode, set the shadow file to mode 0640 with the shadow group. In immutable mode the existing 0000 behavior is preserved.
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We have added a PR to userborn to fix the ownership/permission on /etc/shadow: nikstur/userborn#41 /etc/shadow has mode 0640 and group shadow after both activation and deactivation.
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When mutable users are enabled, tools like passwd need to read /etc/shadow, which requires the file to be accessible to the shadow group.
In mutable mode, set the shadow file to mode 0640 with the shadow group.
In immutable mode the existing 0000 behavior is preserved.