What are the commas in my /etc/passwd file?
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Mar 15, 20264179 viewsConfidence Score0%
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There are weird commas after the real-name parameter of some lines in my file. kye:x:1000:100:Kye,,,:/home/kye:/bin/bash What gives? Why are they there? Can I remove them?
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/etc/passwd
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Some tool you used to create the account (adduser?) added them. The tool in question sees the comment / real name field in the passwd file as a GECOS field: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecos_field The field values are User's full name (or applicati…
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