1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Does anyone know how to remove a stanza in the shadow password file if the user account has already been removed on an AIX box? I know it can be done by editing the file itself but I would prefer not to do it that way. cheers gizaa (2 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I want to append password into /etc/shadow file using a shell script. My below script does add the users to both /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow but how can I add the hordcoded passwords to /etc/shadow file can some one help me ? # To add the groups into /etc/group file for a_user... (5 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

what is the default password for those build-in accounts, such as adm, sys, dhcp, oracle, guest? if not set, can they be used to login? is that a security problem? how are they designed to be used? thanks! (5 Replies)

4. Solaris

Hello gurus, I have question. I have enabled ssh on the servers. I am planning to change the oracle user's(os user) password. If I change the password will it affect the authorized_keys? Do I need to regenerate it. Thanks, (2 Replies)

5. Solaris

Hello, I want to know the reason behing the scene why some systems have hashed password in /etc/shadow file as "x" not the alienoid language like A1Dksxi3kaA.. (13 characters) As far as I understand, etc/password will show password as "x" and move all hashed password to etc/shadow.... (8 Replies)

6. Solaris

Is it possible to reset a normal user password , by editing password field in /etc/shadow file? Thanks (6 Replies)

7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi I wonder whether is possible to generate enrypted passwd for some user and paste it into /etc/shadow file ? What kind of encryption is used in /etc/shadow file ? ths for help. (1 Reply)

8. Red Hat

Today i was going through some of security guides written on linux . Under shadow file security following points were mentioned. 1)The encrypted password stored under /etc/shadow file should have more than 14-25 characters. 2)Usernames in shadow file must satisfy to all the same rules as... (14 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, I have to do a script which returns users who have never changed their password from /etc/shadow. Here is what have I done and I'm not sure if it's ok. I tried to return just users who doesn;t have password set or are locked. Can be there other kind of user who never changed the... (3 Replies)

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i have an application that uses the encrypted password that's in the /etc/shadow file. i copied the line for the particular username i was interested it in from shadow file and i pasted it into the password file of the application. the application is nagios. this application allowed that... (5 Replies)