Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!roberto
From: roberto@cwi.nl (Rob ten Kroode)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: shadow passwords?
Message-ID: <664@sering.cwi.nl>
Date: 11 Nov 88 11:06:23 GMT
References: <8811080049.AA07509@gyre.umd.edu> <4871@pdn.UUCP>
Organization: CWI, Amsterdam
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In article <4871@pdn.UUCP> larry@pdn.UUCP (0000-Larry Swift) writes:
#In article <8811080049.AA07509@gyre.umd.edu> chris@GYRE.UMD.EDU (Chris Torek) writes:
#>It seems the phrase `shadow password file' is not well known, so here
#>is a definition:

[definition of shadow password files deleted]

#You still haven't explained what use /etc/passwd is, especially if the
#passwords in it are unusable!

There is enough other information (besides the encrypted password) that
is used by various programs. We *do* want to be able to get that information.

Rob.


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