Re: Do we need both /nonexistent and /var/empty in /etc/passwd?

In reply to: Dag-Erling_Smørgrav : "Re: Do we need both /nonexistent and /var/empty in /etc/passwd?"
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From: Dewayne Geraghty <dewayne_at_heuristicsystems.com.au>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:58:07 UTC

Thank-you for your advice.  After monitoring
ktrace -f /tmp/sshd-empty.dmp /usr/sbin/sshd -d -e
/var/empty is used.

My time will be better spent learning how sshd (& dovecot) use 
/var/empty for priv separation. :)

Kind regards, Dewayne
PS I'm making a very small footprint 14.2S system, clearly /var/empty is 
critical for a functioning sshd.