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Old 01-24-2011
difference between /etc/shadow and /etc/default/passwd
Hi , can anyone explain me the difference between /etc/shadow and /etc/default/passwd . As per my knowledge both the files are used for password aging and control parameters.
rogerben
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Old 01-24-2011
The /etc/passwd contains one entry per line for each user (or user account) of the system.
Your encrpted password is not stored in /etc/passwd file.
It is stored in /etc/shadow file.
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Old 01-24-2011
In simple words, the file /etc/default/passwd stores various policies like expiry, complexity for the password.

And the file /etc/shadow contains the password that has been set for the user but in an encrypted form.
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