As per "The Debian Administrator's Handbook":
"The list of users is usually stored in the /etc/passwd file, while the /etc/shadow file stores hashed passwords. Both are text files, in a relatively simple format, which can be read and modified with a text editor. Each user is listed there on a line with several fields separated with a colon (“:”)."
"The list of users is usually stored in the /etc/passwd file, while the /etc/shadow file stores hashed passwords. Both are text files, in a relatively simple format, which can be read and modified with a text editor. Each user is listed there on a line with several fields separated with a colon (“:”)."
Statistics: Posted by DebianMan — 2023-12-23 09:55