Found the line \+::::::/bin/bash
in my /etc/passwd, which looks strange to me. What does that mean? Has my computer been hacked?
Whta does ‘\+::::::/bin/bash’ in /etc/passwd mean
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nisnsswitchusers
Found the line \+::::::/bin/bash
in my /etc/passwd, which looks strange to me. What does that mean? Has my computer been hacked?
Best Answer
The answer lies in the
nsswitch.conf(5)
man page:Assuming that your
/etc/nsswitch.conf
containspasswd: compat
, I believe that that line means "include all NIS users, but override the login shell to/bin/bash
".