backup user accounts

[Olaf Stein]

hey everybody
 
what is the best way of backing up user accounts:
is it by simply copying /etc/passwd, group and shadow (if used) or is there
another way
 
would these files then be compatible with other versions of ubuntu/debian or
only with the one they were created on
 
thanks
olaf
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