What exactly is there in the /etc/passwd file?

Posted by Ram Bhat on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Ram Bhat
Published on 2010-05-20T13:07:05Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 13:11 UTC
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Well we all know that it holds passwords. But cat-ing it gives out nothing. Not even encrypted gibberish. So how exactly is a password stored in this? Is this like a device file or something?

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What exactly is there in the /etc/passwd file?

Posted by Ram Bhat on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Ram Bhat
Published on 2010-05-20T13:07:05Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 13:10 UTC
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Well we all know that it holds passwords. But cat-ing it gives out nothing. Not even encrypted gibberish. So how exactly is a password stored in this? Is this like a device file or something?

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