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Old 07-08-2008
Finding Password
I have the SU id/password. What I'm looking for is a ftp login password. I know the ftp login name, is there a way I can find the password for this. This is for testing purposes. I dont want to reset the password as this ftp id is currently being run in production scripts. TIA.
# 2  
Old 07-08-2008
>I have the SU id/password. # of who?
If you were root you woulnd need to enter the ftp users passwd...
And if your system admin doesnt agree on giving you root access, you may have to negociate with him the usage of sudo which will allow (once the sysadm configured the config file..) you to with sudo, su the ftp account without passwd...
# 3  
Old 07-08-2008
Thanks, Yes I have the root id/password. I can su to the ftp id as well. What I wanted to do was get the ftp id's password to give that info to a tester. Not sure how to retrieve the password for the id, as I didnt create it and was given to another area who's server may contain the scripts with the ftp id/password but i want to avoid the hassle of asking them for all that info etc...
# 4  
Old 07-08-2008
So cant get the passwd... unless you find it in a file...
Your only alternative is to configure/install sudo and let that user the use of su fpt without passwd... (you would have to confugure that in the sudoers file by using the command visudo...(thats how I work myself like that if someone forces me to enter as root he can look - will not see me enter root passwd...)
# 5  
Old 07-08-2008
The purpose of the test is for them to use the id and password.

I'm actually on the sending server, which isnt ours Smilie and looking for the script that ftps to our server. I have the id and password because we ftp stuff to them as well. Not sure I'm gonna find the id and password but this might be a good time to use the find command Smilie
# 6  
Old 07-08-2008
Other than finding it in a file the only other possibility is to crack it using john or a program like that. If the password is good it should take forever to crack it but it has been my experience that 50% of shared ftp passwords are pretty easy to crack.
# 7  
Old 07-09-2008
there is a way to connect ftp without being asked your passwd:
It is by using a .netrc file found in the $HOME directory of the ftp user...
 
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