1. reboot 2. singal user mode (init=/bin/bash) 3. pwconv 4. check /etc/p

In my linux machine, i lost /etc/passwd file
and /etc/shadow file, then how can i recover it?

Question Posted / anil kumar

Answer Posted / anil kumar

1. reboot
2. singal user mode (init=/bin/bash)
3. pwconv
4. check /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files are there
5. sync
6. init 3

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