Synchronizing passwd file with Enhanced Security password database

From: Maglinger, Paul (PMAGLINGER_at_scvl.com)
Date: 11/14/05

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    I'm doing some housecleaning on our Tru64 5.1B servers because good ol'
    SekChek shows that there are two usernames that show up in the shadow
    passwd file and are not in the passwd file. One of these accounts was
    deleted, the other account was renamed due to a name change. I'm trying
    to find information on synchronizing these two files, but most of what
    I'm finding refers to a /etc/shadow file that doesn't exist. We are
    running Enhanced Security so what would be the shadow file is actually
    the auth.db, right? I can't find anything on synchronizing the two.
    Can someone point me in the right direction?
     
    Paul Maglinger, A+, CA, CCA, CET, MCSE

    Systems Administrator
    Shoe Carnival Inc.
    (812)867-4674
    pmaglinger@scvl.com

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