Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!cmcl2!adm!news From: mwood!attcc!hpn@att.att.com Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: RE: passwds and crypt(3)... Message-ID: <21913@adm.BRL.MIL> Date: 2 Jan 90 01:14:05 GMT Sender: news@adm.BRL.MIL Lines: 5 I don't understand the meaning behind use the /etc/shadow file. All it does is holds the encrypted passwords, right? (like, AkhjfuDe2,md ) What's the use? Huy Nguyen