password file

基本解释

Entries in the private password file create Web server accounts that are totally separate from those known to the operating system.
专用密码文件中的条目将创建 Web 服务器帐户，这些帐户完全独立于操作系统已知的帐户。
Problems like the password file syntax, sharing file systems, and tracking logs quickly become unmanageable without a tool like cfengine.
如果没有象 cfengine 这样的工具，象密码文件语法、共享文件系统以及跟踪日志等问题很快就变得无法管理。
Password file-base authentication: Authentication is based on the password and shadow files or interaction with Network Information System (NIS), on the machine where the database server is installed.
基于密码文件的身份验证：身份验证基于安装数据库服务器的机器上的密码和影子文件，或者与 Network Information System（NIS）的交互。

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