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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Where are the password saved in a UNIX server? Post 302093454 by hast5 on Thursday 19th of October 2006 02:17:00 PM
Old 10-19-2006
OK, I have reinstalled my UNIX and this is what I got.
I go in the terminal and type cd .. cd .. etc to I come to det folder etc in this one I type sudo cat etc and get this: (I only use the root as exampels )

Code:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

But someone did say something about the shadow file? right?
So I try that one... And get this:

Code:
root:$1$HG6PJiO0$Lk4OpOTdD632/qAdPzAYo/:13440:0:99999:7:::

So I am a littel confjused now... Where can I find the password hash?
Our have i found it in the shadow file. Is it only me that dident se the hash, and what kind is it?

NB: The examples are un changed. If someone find the password dosent matter. I used a exampel password.

Thanks for helping me with this. And for evry one that have been giving med good advice and exampels.
 

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dsenableroot

dsenableroot(8) 					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					   dsenableroot(8)

NAME

     dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.

SYNOPSIS

     dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]

DESCRIPTION

     dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account.  Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
     account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.

     A list of flags and their descriptions:

     -u username
	      Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.

     -p password
	      Password to use in conjunction with the specified username.  If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.

     -r rootPassword
	      Password to be used for the root account.  If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.

EXAMPLES

     -dsenableroot
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
	      account.

     -dsenableroot -d
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to enable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to disable the root account.

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