Are Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger passwords only stored in /var/db/shadow/hash? Or is it also used in NetInfo?
The reason I am asking is because I wonder if I edit the file in /var/db/shadow/hash and replace the hash inside with my own, will it change the password?
Thanks.
I want to know the exact process of how Mac OS X takes a string(password) and encrypts it. I know the encrypted file is stored in /var/db/shadow/hash/<GUID>
But..
1) How does the string get to that point?
2) How can I write a script that can do this so i can encrypt my password, compare it... (0 Replies)
I was installing gdm on the terminal application and my ISP disconnected. When I reconnected and tried to continue the installation, I got the following message:
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Question:
Can I run a UNIX executable on Mac OS X Tiger?
If so, how is it done?
Background:
I FTP'd my schools UNIX server some C++ code and header files. Then I used Telnet to get g++ to compile them.
I then FTP'd the UNIX executable back to my PowerBook G4.
I've already... (4 Replies)
pwconv(1M) System Administration Commands pwconv(1M)NAME
pwconv - installs and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd
SYNOPSIS
pwconv
DESCRIPTION
The pwconv command creates and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd.
pwconv relies on a special value of 'x' in the password field of /etc/passwd. This value of 'x' indicates that the password for the user is
already in /etc/shadow and should not be modified.
If the /etc/shadow file does not exist, this command will create /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd. The command populates
/etc/shadow with the user's login name, password, and password aging information. If password aging information does not exist in
/etc/passwd for a given user, none will be added to /etc/shadow. However, the last changed information will always be updated.
If the /etc/shadow file does exist, the following tasks will be performed:
Entries that are in the /etc/passwd file and not in the /etc/shadow file will be added to the /etc/shadow file.
Entries that are in the /etc/shadow file and not in the /etc/passwd file will be removed from /etc/shadow.
Password attributes (for example, password and aging information) that exist in an /etc/passwd entry will be moved to the corre-
sponding entry in /etc/shadow.
The pwconv command can only be used by the super-user.
FILES
/etc/opasswd
/etc/oshadow
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO passwd(1), passmgmt(1M), usermod(1M), passwd(4), attributes(5)DIAGNOSTICS
pwconv exits with one of the following values:
0 SUCCESS.
1 Permission denied.
2 Invalid command syntax.
3 Unexpected failure. Conversion not done.
4 Unexpected failure. Password file(s) missing.
5 Password file(s) busy. Try again later.
6 Bad entry in /etc/shadow file.
SunOS 5.10 9 Mar 1993 pwconv(1M)
