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What is the name of a password file in Linux?In: Linux |
User account information can be found inside /etc/passwd file; the password field is the second one using ":" as the field delimiter.
In case the password there is a lower-case "x", then the encrypted passwords is stored inside /etc/shadow file.
For more information look at the output of these commands:
- man 5 passwd
- man 5 shadow
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First answer by Monotropos. Last edit by Monotropos. Contributor trust: 15 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 10 [recommend question]
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