I'm not really worried by the consistency of single files (each one are updated atomically).
The problem is the inconsistency between files (e.g. /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow).
I'm not sure what would be the worst case if for example /etc/passwd is updated but /etc/shadow is not.
I'm not really worried by the consistency of single files (each one are updated atomically).
The problem is the inconsistency between files (e.g. /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow).
I'm not sure what would be the worst case if for example /etc/passwd is updated but /etc/shadow is not.