The /etc/shadow file is also very important in Linux. It stores all the users passwords (in crypted format) and other security user account information. The /etc/shadow file can be edited only by root and read by root and the group…
The /etc/shadow file is also very important in Linux. It stores all the users passwords (in crypted format) and other security user account information. The /etc/shadow file can be edited only by root and read by root and the group…
Do not edit the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group and /etc/gshadow by hand !!! If a user tries to change it’s account / group info while root is editing the files by hand (ex: vim /etc/passwd), the /etc files will not pe…