Hopefully simple question

Corrail · #1 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

When i type cd etc/shadow it says that file or directory doesnt exist? Is there a way to show this or am i typing something wrong?

RTM · #2 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

You should be typing

Code:

cd /etc

Corrail · #3 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

I tried that and then i did a ls -a and it didnt show shadow. I also tried to to just cat shadow and that didnt work either.

RTM · #4 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

What OS and version? Check the second field in /etc/passwd for x (which means it will using a shadow file).

Corrail · #5 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

osx 10.3.9 i believe and the second field is a * for all of the users. How can i find the shadow field then?

jim mcnamara · #6 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005

The * is where the password lives in the real file. It sounds like you are reading /etc/passwd, not /etc/shadow. There is no "shadow" field.

DO NOT MESS with password files, you can trash the whole system. I'd suggest that you make a really good backup, it sounds like your explorations are going to create the need for one.

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