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# 1  
Old 10-11-2001
Unix Password File
Please where do i find the password file in Unix???

What is it called ...?
# 2  
Old 10-11-2001
It's in the /etc directory. It's name is "passwd".

The full path to it is /etc/passwd
Most modern passwd files do not have the actual password in it anymore, though, so it is usually readable by anyone...
# 3  
Old 10-26-2001
Well your password file is just info like group, default shell, UID, home directory.. so on and so on. /etc/passwd

Solaris keeps your encryted password in /etc/shadow. This is where your actual "password" is if that is what you are asking.
# 4  
Old 10-26-2001
passwd file
Ednut,

Just as a general tip. You can access a lot of info about almost any unix word by using "man".

Just type " man passwd" and you will get the manual page on passwd.

Most "man pages" will give you a great deal of info on the command or commonn file.

A good book to get would be "UNIX in a Nutshell" by O'Reilly. It has a lot of good stuff!

Smilie
# 5  
Old 10-28-2001
Passwd File
Quote:
Originally posted by psprocida
Well your password file is just info like group, default shell, UID, home directory.. so on and so on. /etc/passwd

Solaris keeps your encryted password in /etc/shadow. This is where your actual "password" is if that is what you are asking.
But still in the /etc/shadow you will get an encrypted password.
# 6  
Old 10-29-2001
Is there any possibility that a superuser can trace that password?
sskb
# 7  
Old 10-29-2001
password file
No one on the system including the root can trace your passdword.but he can change/erase your password!

thanks
Bhupal
 
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