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From: mikei@ctdi.UUCP (Mike Israel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Using "getpwent" in SYSV/386
Keywords: C getpwent
Message-ID: <785@ctdi.UUCP>
Date: 16 Nov 89 19:36:20 GMT
Organization: Communications Test Design, Inc., West Chester, Pa.
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I have a question regarding the use of the "C" function 
"getpwent" under AT&T's Unix SYSV/386 Release 3.2.

This particular version of Unix stores encrypted passwords
in a file called /etc/shadow.  The standard /etc/password field
for the encrypted password simply contains an 'x'.  Using
"getpwent" simply retrieves this 'x'.

Is there an existing function to access the encrypted password?


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